{"id":358922,"date":"2026-03-25T16:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358922"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:33:26","slug":"hudsonian-godwit-limosa-haemastica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hudsonian-godwit-limosa-haemastica\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudsonian godwit\u00a0(Limosa haemastica\u00a0)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Hudsonian godwit (<i>Limosa haemastica<\/i>) population has plunged 95% in four decades due to a complex mix of environmental changes across multiple countries.<\/p>\n<h2>About Hudsonian godwit\u00a0(Limosa haemastica\u00a0)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/1fwkbb\/article70774859.ece\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/AFP_A48X363.jpg?resize=448%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) \" width=\"448\" height=\"265\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>They are <strong>large shorebird<\/strong> belongs to<strong>\u00a0sandpiper family, Scolopacidae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong>Their scientific name is <strong>Limosa haemastica.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> They breed in <strong>wetland habitats such as sedge meadows and muskeg<\/strong> in the <strong>sub-Arctic and Boreal regions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong>They are<strong> long -distance migratory species<\/strong> that<strong> breed at remote sites in northern Canada and winter in southern South America.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They migrate to<strong> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">South America <\/span><\/span><\/strong>and the <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Caribbean<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1sg4a1v\" data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"489\" data-is-last-node=\"\">They are<strong> occasionally recorded as vagrants<\/strong> in<strong> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Europe<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Australia<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">South Africa<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Adults have<strong> long dark legs<\/strong> and a <strong>long pink bill<\/strong> with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip.<\/li>\n<li>Their <strong>upper parts are mottled brown<\/strong> and the<strong> underparts are chestnut. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Their <strong>tail is black and the rump is white.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They show <strong>black wing linings in flight<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Their<strong> legs and feet<\/strong> are<strong> bluish-grey.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> They forage by <strong>probing in shallow water.<\/strong> They mainly <strong>eat insects and crustaceans.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN: Vulnerable <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They are one of 42 species<\/strong> proposed for international protection at a meeting of parties to the <strong>UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) population has plunged 95% in four decades due to a complex mix of environmental changes across multiple countries. About Hudsonian godwit\u00a0(Limosa haemastica\u00a0) They are large shorebird belongs to\u00a0sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. Scientific name: Their scientific name is Limosa haemastica. 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