Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Black-tailed godwit taxonomy
The family Scolopacidae was first introduced (as Scolopacea) by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815. The family Scolopacidae comprises 15 genera.The genus Limosa was first described by Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806), a French zoologist and natural philosopher, in the year 1760. The genus Limosa comprises four species. The type species of this genus is Scolopax limosa (Limosa limosa).
The species Limosa limosa was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist in the year 1758. It is a polytypic species and comprises three subspecies, viz., Limosa limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758), Limosa limosa islandica Brehm, 1831 and Limosa limosa melanuroides Gould, 1846.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Limosa limosa |
| Species: | L. limosa |
| Genus: | Limosa |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa 336 Photo by Frebeck |
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| 2.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Frank Vassen |
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| 3.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Frebeck |
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| 4.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Frank Vassen |
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| 5.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by ARIJIT MONDAL |
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| 6.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Kaiserm123 |
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| 7.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Alpsdake |
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| 8.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa egg Photo by Didier Descouens |
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| 9.Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa Photo by Charlesjsharp |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uferschnepfe_kleine_Flutmulde_Futtersuche.jpg (cropped)
Author: Frebeck | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-tailed_Godwit_(Limosa_limosa),_Uitkerkse_Polders,_Belgium_(7173198852).jpg (cropped)
Author: Frank Vassen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/6/17
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uferschnepfe_Futtersuche_Flutmulde.JPG (cropped)
Author: Frebeck | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/13972419269/ (cropped)
Author: Frank Vassen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/6/17
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ballerina.jpg (cropped)
Author: ARIJIT MONDAL | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20150400_uferschnepfe_callantsoog.jpg (cropped)
Author: Kaiserm123 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limosa_limosa_melanuroides.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Limosa_limosa_MHNT.jpg (cropped)
Author: Didier Descouens | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
9.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Black-tailed_godwit_(limosa_limosa).jpg (cropped)
Author: Charlesjsharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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