Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa
The Marbled Godwit is the most common large shorebird in Alberta.
Most scolopacids (shorebirds) breed at higher latitudes in Alberta. However, the Marbled Godwit is one of the five species of shorebirds that breed further south in freshwater wetlands in the Great Central Basin of North America. The other four are the Long-billed Curlew, Willet, Upland Sandpiper, and Wilson's Phalarope. The Spotted Sandpiper breeds along the sides of a river or lakeshore.
The dark tip of the bill is likely due to the presence of melanin, a chemical that hardens feathers and bills.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
Tudge Colin. The Bird. Crown Publishers. New York. 2008.
The Marbled Godwit is the most common large shorebird in Alberta.
Most scolopacids (shorebirds) breed at higher latitudes in Alberta. However, the Marbled Godwit is one of the five species of shorebirds that breed further south in freshwater wetlands in the Great Central Basin of North America. The other four are the Long-billed Curlew, Willet, Upland Sandpiper, and Wilson's Phalarope. The Spotted Sandpiper breeds along the sides of a river or lakeshore.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
Tudge Colin. The Bird. Crown Publishers. New York. 2008.
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