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)
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Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Scientific name definitions
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Breeding adult
Large shorebird with a long slightly upturned bicolored bill. Breeding birds have a rusty belly and a dark brown mottled back.
Juvenile
Large shorebird with a long upswept bill. Juveniles have a white eyebrow and a plain buffy gray belly.
Nonbreeding adult
In flight the white rump patch and dark underwings are visible.
Breeding adult
In flight, note dark underwings and white rump patch.
Molting adult
Molting adult
Juvenile
Juvenile (with Black-bellied Plover)
Most frequently seen singly or in small groups often feeding with other shorebirds during migration. Juveniles have an unmarked dusky belly.
Breeding adult
Adult male Hudsonian Godwit, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, Manitoba, 18 June.
Feeding in a roadside pool., Jun 19, 2012; photographer Tom Johnson
Breeding adult female Hudsonian Godwit, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, Manitoba, 22 June.
Adult female with very long bill, and pale, barred underparts., Jun 23, 2012; photographer Tom Johnson
Juvenile Hudsonian Godwit, Salinas, CA, 13 September.
, Sep 13, 2007; photographer Brian L. Sullivan
Breeding adult male Hudsonian Godwit, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, Manitoba, 10 July.
Note black axillaries and underwing coverts., Jul 11, 2012; photographer Tom Johnson
Juvenile Hudsonian Godwit, Salinas, California, 16 September.
, Sep 16, 2007; photographer Brian L. Sullivan
Displaying adult male Hudsonian Godwit, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, Manitoba, 20 June.
Adult male in characteristic head-up, butterfly-like display flight, calling., Jun 21, 2012; photographer Tom Johnson
A recently hatched Hudsonian Godwit chick less than 12 hours old, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 18 July.
, Jul 18, 2010; photographer Shawn Billerman
Two recently hatched Hudsonian Godwit chicks still in the nest, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 11 July.
A third egg is in the process of hatching. Note the egg tooth is still present on the bill of one of the chicks., Jul 11, 2009; photographer Shawn Billerman
Adult female Hudsonian Godwit incubating, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 2 July.
Godwits are very difficult to detect on their nests, owing largely to their cryptic plumage to keep them hidden, and their reluctance to flush from their nests. As is evident in this picture, godwits on their nests are very difficult to locate., Jul 02, 2010; photographer Shawn Billerman
Adult male Hudsonian Godwit incubating, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 5 July.
Both male and female godwits incubate the eggs. While females typically incubate during the day, and males at night, these roles can change., Jul 05, 2009; photographer Shawn Billerman
Breeding adult male Hudsonian Godwit, Churchill, Manitoba, June.
Definitive Alternate plumage; photographer J. R. Jehl
Hudsonian Godwit nest with eggs, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 30 June.
Full clutch of four eggs. Nests are well concealed on hummocks among sedges, and are usually placed near a small birch (Betula glandulosa)., Jun 30, 2009; photographer Shawn Billerman
Hudsonian Godwit nest.
Hudsonian Godwit. Churchil, Manitoba, Canada. 21 Jun 1965 (nest); photographer WFVZ
Adult male Hudsonian Godwit brooding three chicks, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 2 July.
Adult godwits will brood chicks until they are ready to leave the nest several hours after hatching. Parents will also continue to brood chicks for the first several days after hatching at night and during inclement weather until they are able to regulate their own body temperature., Jul 02, 2010; photographer Shawn Billerman
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