Hudsonian Godwit Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Large shorebird with a long slightly upturned bicolored bill. Breeding birds have a rusty belly and a dark brown mottled back.
© Andy Bankert / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 04, 2020Juvenile
Large shorebird with a long upswept bill. Juveniles have a white eyebrow and a plain buffy gray belly.
© Dorian Anderson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 18, 2019Breeding adult
Although Hudsonian Godwits nest on the ground and typically forage on the ground, they often perch in trees on the breeding grounds where wet sedge meadows intermix with spruce forests.
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, July 03, 2007Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult
In flight the white rump patch and dark underwings are visible.
© David M. Bell / Macaulay LibraryGalápagos, November 19, 2019Breeding adult
In flight, note dark underwings and white rump patch.
© Marky Mutchler / Macaulay LibraryMissouri, April 16, 2020Juvenile (with Black-bellied Plover)
Most frequently seen singly or in small groups often feeding with other shorebirds during migration. Juveniles have an unmarked dusky belly.
© Jason Ransom / Macaulay LibraryWashington, August 19, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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