Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Common Name: 
Bar-tailed Godwit
Scientific Name: 
Limosa lapponica
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Charadriiformes
Family: 
Scolopacidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

One record in NWT-NU checklist database (CWS): on Ekka Island on June 24, 2001 by Steve Moore.; A male and female were reported from Ekka Island in northwestern Great Bear Lake on by Steve Moore on 24-25 June 2001. This species breeds on the west and north coasts of Alaska and is a rare but regular straggler along the Pacific Coast, so its occurrence in this location is plausible. Although the birds were observed at length and described as “in perfect breeding plumage”, no detailed description of the birds was available.References: eBird. 2012. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: 21 September 2016).(NWT Bird checklist project)
Score: 
A
References: 
LA20
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
one record in NTGreat Bear Lake (Ekka Island), 24-26 June 2001, Steve Moore, et al. (eBird)Delete 31Aug16. 1 confirmed record from 2001 on Ekka Island, Great Bear Lake. Observed multiple times over the course of several days by Steve Moore (biologist of good repute) and his party. Record found on eBird. No other records for the NWT found, but confirmed to be a rare vagrant.
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted in 2005 by Craig Machtans and Lindsay Armer based on NWT Bird Checklist Survey database.; Reviewed in 2010, no change;Reviewed by Check list group (D Britton, C Eckert, D tate, R. Pankratz, S Carriere) 2016: Not assessed (deleted from vagrant list); Reviewed in 2020, no change
Last Updated: 
September 19, 2020

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return