Where do bar tailed godwits breed?

The Bar-tailed Godwit is a non-breeding migrant in Australia. Breeding take place each year in Scandinavia, northern Asia and Alaska. The nest is a shallow cup in moss, and is either lined with vegetation or is unlined. Both sexes share incubation of the eggs and care for the young.

1. Where do godwits breed?
2. How do godwits breed?
3. Where are bar-tailed godwits found?
4. Where do bar-tailed godwits migrate to?
5. Where do godwits land in NZ?
6. Where can I see godwits in Christchurch?
7. Where do marbled godwits breed?
8. Where do godwits live in Australia?
9. Where do black tailed godwits live?
10. Where do godwits migrate?
11. Where do godwits go in winter?
12. What Maori name are bar tailed godwits known in New Zealand?
13. How long does it take godwits to fly from Alaska to NZ?

Where do godwits breed?

Eastern bar-tailed godwits breed on upland and coastal tundra on the western rim of Alaska, from the coast to up to 200 km inland, from the Gulf of Alaska to North Slope.

How do godwits breed?

Marbled Godwits nest on the ground in shortgrass prairies, often far from water and with little overhead plant cover. Males make several shallow depressions in the ground with their feet and the female chooses which one to lay the eggs in.

Where are bar-tailed godwits found?

The Bar-tailed Godwit is found mainly in coastal habitats such as large intertidal sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. It is found often around beds of seagrass and, sometimes, in nearby saltmarsh.

Where do bar-tailed godwits migrate to?

Migration Status

Bar-tailed Godwits nest across Europe and Asia, and a population has crossed the Bering Strait and nests in Alaska. They are long-distance migrants, wintering from Southeast Asia south to Australia and New Zealand. During migration some birds may wander to the coasts of North America.

Where do godwits land in NZ?

In New Zealand some 80,000 godwits arrive and move into harbours and estuaries. Main sites include Manukau Harbour, Firth of Thames, Farewell Spit, Avon Heathcote River Estuaries, Awarua Bay, Houhora Harbour Rangunu Bay, Avon-Heathcote estuary and Parengarenga Harbour.

Where can I see godwits in Christchurch?

Other areas in Canterbury that godwits often roost and feed include Lyttelton Harbour, Brooklands Lagoon, Lake Ellesmere and the Ashley Estuary. A farewell ceremony open to all is conducted at Southshore Spit at the time of their departure (early March).

Where do marbled godwits breed?

Breeds mostly on northern Great Plains, in areas of native prairie with marshes or ponds nearby. Localized populations also nest on tundra at James Bay, Ontario, and on Alaska Peninsula. In migration and winter around tidal mudflats, marshes, ponds, mainly in coastal regions.

Where do godwits live in Australia?

Habitat and ecology

Primarily a coastal species. Usually found in sheltered bays, estuaries and lagoons with large intertidal mudflats and/or sandflats. Further inland, it can also be found on mudflats and in water less than 10 cm deep, around muddy lakes and swamps.

Where do black tailed godwits live?

Estuaries and coastal lagoons are the best places to look for black-tailed godwits at almost any time of year, though they also visit wetland sites inland. We also have a small, vulnerable breeding population, on a select few wet meadows and marshes. They migrate to west Africa for winter.

Where do godwits migrate?

Bar-tailed Godwits spend the Austral summer in New Zealand and Australia and each year they complete an epic journey from the Southern Hemisphere to the Yellow Sea, then Alaska, and then back again. Every September about 80,000 of them fly back to New Zealand.

Where do godwits go in winter?

To Prince Godwits migrate because it is too cold to winter over in Alaska. The chicks are born there as they grow quickly in the 24 hour daylight. They are estuary birds and will migrate to various estuarys because of the abundant food source.

What Maori name are bar tailed godwits known in New Zealand?

Kuaka is the Māori name for the Bar Tailed Godwit, a bird who migrates every year between Alaska & the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand (where we are based). The Kuaka migrate to New Zealand during the northern winter months to replenish & revitalize themselves before returning home.

How long does it take godwits to fly from Alaska to NZ?

This year, a female godwit, identified as 4BYWW by the bands on her legs, was confirmed as having made the longest flight ever recorded by a land bird. She travelled non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand, a journey of 12,200km that took eight days and 12 hours at an average speed of 59km/h.