Bar-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 37–41 cm
- Body Mass
- 291.7 g
- Wingspan
- 73 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 225).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 151).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
5 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Limosa lapponica lapponica
n Europe
- Limosa lapponica yamalensis
nw Siberia including the Yamal Peninsula and the lower Ob River Valley
- Limosa lapponica taymyrensis
nc Siberia from the lower Yenisei River Valley e to the lower Anabar River Valley
- Limosa lapponica menzbieri
ne Siberia
- Limosa lapponica baueri
ne Siberia to n, w Alaska
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Limosa lapponica
Which family does it belong to?
Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic: patchily in low Arctic tundra of Northern Palearctic: far Northern Scandinavia to Chukotskiy and Anadyr pens. (Northeastern Russia) and Northern & Western Alaska
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5
