The bar-tailed godwit, a plump shorebird with a recurved bill, has
blown the record for nonstop, muscle-powered flight right out of the
sky.A study being published today reports that godwits can fly as many
as 7,242 miles without stopping in their annual fall migration from
Alaska to New Zealand. The previous record, set by eastern curlews, was
a 4,000-mile trip from eastern Australia to China.The birds flew for five to nine days without rest, a few landing on
South Pacific islands before resuming their trips, which were monitored
by satellite in 2006 and 2007.
Here is the full story.
a few landing on South Pacific islands before resuming their trips
Pussies.
Isn’t it kind of cruel to stick a 1 ounce transmitter on a 1.5 pound bird going 7,000 miles?
Did Palin say hi to them on their way? BTW, she can now claim this NZ experience as foreign policy exp…
What was the godwit fact of the day yesterday? I missed it. Can someone fill me in?
We farewell the godwits in March, welcoming them back in September.
Wow – 7242 miles in 8 days is averaging almost 38 mph.
monty…it depends on how he grips it.
what does that translate to as far as energy consumption per mile flown, per pound?
Me thinks in this new dawning age of resource utilization efficiency, that a new list of Animal heroes beyond the usual, most fanged, poisonous or cutest, should be adopted.
Bar-tailed Godwit Updates, from the USGS
http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/shorebirds/barg_updates.html
What do you mean? An African or European bar-tailed godwit?
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