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Black-tailed Godwit
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mudflats, shorelines, tundra.
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Peak on migration.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US. Numbers peak in May.
How rare is it?
The Black-tailed Godwit sits in our Rare tier for the US: scarce or very local, so most birders need a planned trip. It belongs to the sandpipers and allies family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Bar-tailed GodwitRare · Mudflats
- Hudsonian GodwitRare · Mudflats
- Marbled GodwitUncommon · Prairie (summer)
- Bristle-thighed CurlewRare · Mudflats
- Buff-breasted SandpiperRare · Mudflats
- Common GreenshankRare · Mudflats
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