Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Hudsonbaaigriet |
| Bulgarian | Канадски крайбрежен бекас |
| Croatian | američka muljača |
| Czech | břehouš aljašský |
| Danish | Canadisk Kobbersneppe |
| Dutch | Rode Grutto |
| English | Hudsonian Godwit |
| English (United States) | Hudsonian Godwit |
| Finnish | eskimokuiri |
| French | Barge hudsonienne |
| French (France) | Barge hudsonienne |
| German | Hudsonschnepfe |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Λιμόζα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kouli vant blanch |
| Hebrew | לימוזה אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Feketeszárnyú goda |
| Icelandic | Mýrajaðrakan |
| Japanese | アメリカオグロシギ |
| Korean | 캐나다흑꼬리도요 |
| Lithuanian | Kanadinis griciukas |
| Norwegian | svartvingespove |
| Polish | szlamnik amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | maçarico-de-bico-virado |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Maçaricão-de-bico-virado |
| Romanian | Sitar de mal cu aripi negre |
| Russian | Канадский веретенник |
| Serbian | Američka muljača |
| Slovak | brehár jarabý |
| Slovenian | Pepelasti kljunač |
| Spanish | Aguja Café |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Becasa de Mar |
| Spanish (Chile) | Zarapito de pico recto |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Aguja Lomiblanca |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Avoceta pechirroja |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Barga Aliblanca |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Aguja Hudsoniana (de Hudson) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Picopando del Este |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Picopando del Este |
| Spanish (Panama) | Aguja Lomiblanca |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Becasa de mar |
| Spanish (Peru) | Aguja de Mar |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Barga Aliblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguja café |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Becasa de Mar |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Becasa de Mar |
| Swedish | hudsonspov |
| Turkish | Hudson Çamurçulluğu |
| Ukrainian | Грицик канадський |
Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Scolopax Haemastica
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.147.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Hudson Bay, ex Edwards, pi. 138.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LIMOSA
- limosa
- haemastica
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Scientific name definitions
Brad M. Walker, Nathan R. Senner, Chris S. Elphick, and Joanna Klima
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 21, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 21, 2011
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Tables and Appendices
Appendix 1
Linear measurements (mm) of adult, southbound migrating Hudsonian Godwits, collected and sexed internally at Quill Lakes, Saskatchewan. From Alexander and Gratto-Trevor 1997. Additional data available in Prater et al. 1977 and Higgins and Davies 1996. Data shown as mean ± SD (range, n).
- Alexander and Gratto-Trevor 1997
- Prater et al. 1977
- Higgins and Davies 1996
- (1)Measured as maximum chord (flattened and straightened).
| Exposed culmen | |
|---|---|
| Male | 74.2 ± 3.5 (68–79, 14) |
| Female | 85.6 ± 3.3 (80–94, 13) |
| Wing length(1) | |
| Male | 216.9 ± 3.0 (212–222, 14) |
| Female | 226.1 ± 4.3 (221–235, 13) |
| Tarsus | |
| Male | 59.6 ± 2.0 (57–64, 14) |
| Female | 65.0 ± 3.3 (58–70, 13) |