Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

Nc. North America;
Three widely separated populations;
(1) Alaska Peninsula.
Winters along the Pacific coast from s. Washington s. to c. California.
(2) Great Plains of Canada from c. Alberta, c. Saskatchewan, s. Manitoba and n. Ontario s. to the United States in c. Montana, ne. Colorado, c. North Dakota and nw. Minnesota. An isolated population occurs at sw. James Bay.
Formerly s. to Iowa and s. Wisconsin.
Winters from California and North Carolina s. to Panama. Occasionally occurs s. to n. Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. Argentina?

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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