Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 (bar-tailed godwit)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Alternative combination: Scolopax lapponica

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Limosa according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Linnaeus 1758 and Worthy 1998

Sister taxa: Limosa fedoa, Limosa limosa, Limosa vanrossemi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (2 collections), Norfolk Island (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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