Search

Marbled Godwit Life History

Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Scolopacidae > Genus and species: Limosa fedoa

Video

« »

Pictures (35)

  • © George Jameson
  • © Eric Rosenberg
  • © Eric Rosenberg
  • © Eric Rosenberg
  • © Eric Rosenberg
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Randall N. Lantz
  • © Eric Rosenberg
  • © Bonnie Edwards
  • © Dan Garber
  • © George Jameson
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © George Jameson
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Meg Barron
  • © Meg Barron
  • © Meg Barron
  • © Patrick M. Lynch
  • © George Jameson
  • © George Jameson
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Eric Rosenberg

Size

  • Length: 18 inches
  • Wingspan: 30 inches
  • Weight: 370 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • swamp
  • mangroves
  • bogs
  • marsh

Winter (additional):

  • mudflats
  • coast
  • beach
  • shore

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • aquatic invertebrates

Range

Summer: Northern North America Winter: Widespread

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: ?
  • Days spent incubating: 21-23?
  • Days until young fledge: 21