Black-tailed Godwit
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Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park
23 Verified records at Lake Nakuru National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Godwit sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

30–40% · Possible
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

30–40% · Possible
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

30–40% · Possible
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

20–30% · Possible
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

20–30% · Possible
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

20–30% · Possible
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

10–20% · With luck
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

5–10% · With luck
Temminck's Stint
LC

Temminck's Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris temminckii

5–10% · With luck
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

<5% · Rare
Spotted Redshank
LC

Spotted Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa erythropus

<5% · Rare
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
9 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
13 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
16 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
19 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
23 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
31 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
34 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
35 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
37 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
38 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
39 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Godwit in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Godwit sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-tailed Godwit in Lake Nakuru National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Godwit in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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