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Limosa

Limosa - godwits

bird genus - a genus of birds

family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers

godwit - large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

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family Scolopacidae
genus Limosa
godwit

Hudsonian godwit
Limosa haemastica
Scolopacidae

Almost all black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa islandica) fly into the lowlands of Iceland to nest, starting about mid-April.

Separate vacations: birds winter apart but return in sync by Milius, Susan / Science News

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