Black-tailed Godwits
Hoskote Lake,Karnataka
Varthur lake,Karnataka
Information of Black-tailed Godwits
| IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): | Near Threatened |
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| Approximate size(adult): | 36 - 44 Centemeter |
| Resident/ Migrate from: | Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) Iceland, Faeroes, Shetland and Lofoten Island; winters in Ireland, Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. Black-tailed Godwit (European) West and Central Europe and Russia, Yenisey; winters in Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa, and India. Black-tailed Godwit (melanuroides) Siberia, Mongolia, China and Russian; winters from India, Indochina, Taiwan and Philippines to Indonesia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Australia and probably New Zealand. Black-tailed Godwit (bohaii) Siberia, Hong Kong and Vietnam to Thailand and Malaysia |
| Migrate to: | June - October > British island, France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco , February - April > Return passage September - March > Sahara, France, Iberia, Morocco, Spain |
| Breeding season: | April to mid-June |
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| Habitat: | Inhabits freshwater and brackish wetlands, including marshes, wet grasslands, flooded meadows, and riverbanks during the breeding season, and shifts to coastal mudflats, and tidal lagoons in winter and migration periods. |
| Diet: | Feeds mainly on insects, worms, mollusks, and other small invertebrates during the breeding season in inland wetlands, shifting to aquatic invertebrates like ragworms, crustaceans, and mollusks on coastal mudflats in winter, and occasionally eating seeds and plant material when animal prey is scarce. |