#1164 · 🐦 birds

Hudsonian Godwit

🇳🇱 Rode Grutto ·Limosa haemastica

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Hudsonian godwit ( Limosa haemastica ) is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus , "mud". The specific haemastica is from Ancient Greek and means "bloody". An 18th century name for this bird was red-breasted godwit . The English term "godwit" was first recorded in about 1416–7 and is believed to imitate the bird's call.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,905iNaturalist observations
weight 289 gadult, up to
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,905 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 289 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.