Bar-tailed Godwit Photo Gallery

Breeding male

A large shorebird with a long, slightly upturned bill. Breeding male has rich rufous underparts and dark brown upperparts with some rufous and white markings. Bill is mostly black during the breeding season.

Breeding female

Female is larger than male, with a longer bill. Breeding female is less colorful than male, with a buffy neck and breast and a whitish belly with some barring.

Breeding male

A large, long-legged shorebird with a long, slightly upturned bill. Breeding male has rufous underparts and a rufous face.

Juvenile

Juvenile has a finely streaked, buffy breast that gives way to white lower underparts. Upperparts have a strongly patterned, checkered appearance.

Nonbreeding adult

Nonbreeding adult has grayish-brown upperparts. Individual feathers have dark central lines, yielding a streaked look. Breast is grayish, with fine streaking, and lower underparts are white. Bill is pinkish at the base and black at the tip.