Scientific Name:
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit Fact File
Distribution: Northern Europe and Alaska
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Subspecies: Four
L. l. lapponica: Northern Europe
L. l. taymyrensis: North-central Siberia
L. l. anadyrensis: Anadyr Lowlands
L. l. menzbieri: North-eastern Siberia
L. l. baueri: North-eastern Siberia to northern and western Alaska
L. l. yamalensis: Northern West-Siberian Plain
Further Reading:
Meet the Godwits – Rick and Elis Simpson
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
With thanks to the following photographers: Barry Madden