Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusLimosa (Godwits)
- SpeciesLimosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit)
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bar-tailed Godwit in Snowdonia National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Bar-tailed Godwit sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bar-tailed Godwit in Snowdonia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bar-tailed Godwit in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.