Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Hudsonbaaigriet |
| Bulgarian | Канадски крайбрежен бекас |
| Catalan | tètol de Hudson |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Gabriela Contreras revised the account as part of a partnership with the Red de Observadores de Aves de Chile (ROC). Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Daphne K. Walmer, Robin K. Murie, and JoAnn Hackos copyedited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza Wein updated the distribution map.
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
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Scientific name definitions
Brad M. Walker, Nathan R. Senner, Chris S. Elphick, Joanna Klima, and Gabriela Contreras
Version: 1.1 — Published February 9, 2024
Version: 1.1 — Published February 9, 2024
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) |
