Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 3 abstract Body mass of incubating females, their egg sizes, hatching success, hatchling masses and brood survival were recorded for individually colour-marked Lapwings Vanellus vanellus and Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa breeding on meadows in Kiskunsag National Park, 50 km south of Budapest, Hungary. We found no relationships between egg […]
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The effectiveness of nest defense by Black-Tailed Godwits
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 2 abstract This paper describes measurements of the frequency of aerial attacks on avian predators by nesting Black-tailed Godwits. The effects of these attacks on the ranging behaviour of Carrion Crows and the removal of eggs from artificial nests are assessed and compared with the effects of similar attack […]
Body dimensions and mass of breeding and hatched Black-tailed Godwits(Limosa 1. limosa): a comparison between a West Siberian and a Dutchpopulation
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 1 abstract The breeding biology and habitat preference of the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa)was studied in the West Siberian forest-steppe in May and June 1995. The godwits preferreed and sedge marsh and edges of ponds and depressions. They breed in small aggrega-tions together with other waders such as […]
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Limosa limosa | [UK] Black-tailed Godwit | [FR] Barge a queue noire | [DE] Uferschnepfe | [ES] Aguja de Cola Negra | [NL] Grutto Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Limosa limosa EU widespread AF, OR, AU Limosa limosa islandica Iceland, Faroe […]