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- Limosa limosa
Identification
Distribution
Breeds in northern Palearctic; winters to southern Africa, southern Asia and Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- L. l. islandica - breeds Iceland, Faeroe Is. and Shetland Is.; winters to sw Europe
- L. l. limosa - breeds W Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan Africa and India
- L. l. melanuroides - breeds E Palearctic; winters to SE Asia, Philippines and Australia
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
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References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019