Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Lille kobbersneppe er en vadefugl, der ses som almindelig trækgæst fra det nordlige Fennoskandinavien på vej til overvintring i Vestafrika eller langs Vesteuropas kyster, nogle få overvintrer også i Vadehavet.
Large with a long, slightly upturned bill, pink at the base and dark toward the tip. Outside the breeding season grey-brown and finely streaked above with pale underparts; breeding birds — especially the male — turn rusty-red below. In flight it shows no wingbar, a white wedge up the back and a closely barred tail.
Can be confused with
- Black-tailed Godwit — Black-tailed Godwit has a straight (not upturned) bill, a broad white wingbar and a black tail-tip with a white base, and the legs project well beyond the tail in flight.
- Eurasian Curlew — Eurasian Curlew is larger and grey-brown with a very long, evenly downcurved bill — the opposite of the godwit's slightly upturned, two-toned bill.
Plumage and variation
Summer and winter: Grey-brown and streaked outside the breeding season; in breeding plumage the male turns deep rusty-red below, the female more muted.
Behaviour
Feeds on shallow coasts and tidal flats, probing deep in mud and sand with its long bill; often in flocks.
Facts
Wingspan
73 cm
Conservation status
næsten truet
Relatives
Family
sandpipers and allies
Scolopacidae
Order
waders, gulls and auks
Charadriiformes
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