Black-tailed Godwit Limosa Limosa Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits. There are three 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.