Limosa limosa
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened.
The black-tailed godwit was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Scolopax limosa. It is now placed with three other godwits in the genus Limosa that... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 10 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 20 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 21 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Karachi | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 3 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 4 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slimbridge Wetland Centre | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Godwit sighting in Amboseli National Park on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Godwit in Amboseli National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-tailed Godwit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Black-tailed Godwit sightings, Amboseli National Park ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 30%), Doñana National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 30%).
Same family: Scolopacidae
The closest relatives of the Black-tailed Godwit that you can see in Amboseli National Park (family Scolopacidae, Sandpipers and Allies) are Ruff (about 30%), Wood Sandpiper (about 30%) and Little Stint (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-tailed Godwit is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboseli National Park (87 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
