Holder of the world record for non-stop flight—11 days and 12,854 km from Alaska to New Zealand without food, water, or rest. The godwit shrinks its digestive organs before departure to become a living fuel tank.
Vocalizations
Flight call
Manukau Harbour, NZ
Grade A
0:25
Recordings sourced from Xeno-canto. Quality grades: A (excellent) to E (poor).
Distribution & Habitat
Alaska (breeding), East Asia/Australasia (wintering)
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Classification
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Season
- Spring–Summer (breeding)
- Diet
- Invertebrates, Worms, Mollusks
Measurements
- Wingspan
- 70–80 cm
- Length
- 37–41 cm
- Weight
- 190–630 g
Data Sources
- eBird
- iNaturalist
- Xeno-canto