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Species profile—Limosa lapponica baueri (Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Limosa lapponica baueri (Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Limosa lapponica baueri Naumann, 1836
Common name
Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit
WildNet taxon ID
1867
Alternate name(s)
bar-tailed godwit
Nunivak bar-tailed godwit
bar-tailed godwit (eastern)
bar-tailed godwit (western Alaskan)
eastern bar-tailed godwit
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1867.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022