Black-tailed godwit
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The black-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Limosa limosa
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Mass: 10 oz
Class: Aves
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Kingdom: Animalia
Source: Encyclopedia of Life