Bar-Tailed Godwit on Tundra

Description:

Description: English: Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) on Tundra Description: Bar-tailed Godwits are large wading birds at about 37 to 45 cm. The Bar-tailed Godwit is a mottled brown in the upper body and a lighter buff below. It has a white underwing, and a long, slightly upturned bill. As the name suggests, the white tail is barred with brown. This is the non-breeding plumage of the Bar-tailed Godwit and is the main phase seen in Australia. The breeding plumage is darker and more rufous, with females duller than males. Young birds resemble non-breeding birds. For more information about this species visit http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i2500id.html Location: Alaska Item IDWV-3465-CD36 Source: NCTC Image Library Original Format: 35 mm slide Date created: 2005-12-20 Date modified: 2009-02-06. Date: 20 December 2005. Source: : This image originates from the National Digital Library of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at this page This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.See Category:Images from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/digitalmedia/FullRes/natdiglib/3465.jpg. Author: Maslowski, Steve - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.