WoRMS taxon details
Limosa laponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 212724
AphiaID: 212724
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Charadriiformes (Order) > Scolopacidae (Family) > Limosa (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted (misspelling) | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Limosa Brisson, 1760 | |||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] Kenya [details] Mozambique [details] Red Sea [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] Wimereux [details] | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: male 36-38 cm, female 41 cm. Plumage: above mottled brownish grey; below whitish with light streaking on head and neck; whitish rump patch narrowing into back; tail barred black on white; distinct white superciliary line; breeding dress mottled black and rich brown; head, neck and whole underside reddish chestnut. Bare parts: iris brown; bill long and recurved, black with orange-pink, pinkish yellow or pink basal half; feet and legs greyish-green, bluish grey to blackish. Habitat: tidal flats, estuaries, lagoons and inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212724 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Limosa laponica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212724 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||||||||
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