WoRMS taxon details
Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
159035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159035)
accepted
Species
Scolopax limosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Limosa limosa melanuroides Gould, 1846
Not documented
Description Length: male 40-41 cm, female 50 cm. Plumage: above plain grey-brown; below whitish; head, neck and breast light brownish;...
Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Newfoundland
Description Length: male 40-41 cm, female 50 cm. Plumage: above plain grey-brown; below whitish; head, neck and breast light brownish; pale superciliary line; white bar with black trailing edge in spread wing; rump white, tail band black; breeding bird mottled brownish above, head and chest reddish chestnut, flanks barred black, belly whitish. Bare parts: iris hazel to dark brown; bill long and straight, blackish with basal third or more orange-pink to pinkish; feet and legs greyish- or bluish-grey to blackish. Habitat: tidal mudflats and inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Newfoundland
Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Newfoundland [details]
WoRMS (2025). Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159035 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: male 40-41 cm, female 50 cm. Plumage: above plain grey-brown; below whitish; head, neck and breast light brownish; pale superciliary line; white bar with black trailing edge in spread wing; rump white, tail band black; breeding bird mottled brownish above, head and chest reddish chestnut, flanks barred black, belly whitish. Bare parts: iris hazel to dark brown; bill long and straight, blackish with basal third or more orange-pink to pinkish; feet and legs greyish- or bluish-grey to blackish. Habitat: tidal mudflats and inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Newfoundland [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gjelëza e madhe bishtzezëgjelaci bishtzi | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Черноопашат крайбрежен бекас | [details] |
| Danish | stor kobbersneppe | [details] |
| Dutch | grutto | [details] |
| English | black-tailed godwit | [details] |
| French | barge à queue noire | [details] |
| German | Uferschnepfe | [details] |
| Hebrew | לימוזה מצויה | [details] |
| Italian | pittima reale | [details] |
| Japanese | オグロシギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | griciukas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ευρωπαϊκή Λιμόζα | [details] |
| Norwegian | svarthalespove | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | svarthalespove | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | svarthalespove | [details] |
| Polish | szlamnik rycykrycyk | [details] |
| Romanian | sitarul de mal | [details] |
| Russian | большой веретенник | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | guilbneach earrdhubh | [details] |
| Slovenian | črnorepi kljunač | [details] |
| Spanish | aguja colinegra | [details] |
| Swedish | rödspov | [details] |
| Turkish | çamur çulluğucamur cullugu | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Грицик великийВеликий грицик | [details] |
| Welsh | rhostog gynffonddu | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (85 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (382 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limosa limosa)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Scolopax limosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (382 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limosa limosa)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Scolopax limosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
