Bar-tailed Godwit / Kūaka

Description

Bar-tailed godwits (*Limosa lapponica*) are the most common Arctic migrant to New Zealand. In 2005 scientists reported that they make the longest non-stop flight of all birds – an amazing 11,000 kilometres from Alaska to New Zealand, in only eight or nine days. Auckland Museum collection *Limosa lapponica* (Linnaeus, 1758) **Order:** Charadriiformes **Family:** Scolopacidae **New Zealand status:** Native **Conservation status:** Declining More information the [NZ Birds Online website](http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/bar-tailed-godwit). #AMNature #AMCollection