Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Identification
Similar to Black-tailed Godwit but has diagnostic black underwing coverts and axillaries.
Confusing Species
Black-tailed Godwit
Distribution
Distribution
No ordinary distribution in Australia.
Migratory habits
Migrates south to South America.
Breeding
Breeds in North America.
Recent Sightings of Hudsonian Godwit in Australia
| Location | State | Sighting period |
| Hays Inlet | QLD | 25/05/2024 |
| South West Rocks | NSW | 10/05/2023 |
| Lord Howe Island | NSW | 17/03/2021 |
| Orielton Lagoon | TAS | 25/09/2018 |
| Western Port Bay | VIC | Nov 2017 to Dec 2017 |
| Lake Wollumboola | NSW | 24/03/2019 |
| Blakehurst, Sydney | NSW | 25/09/2019 |
| Lake Joondalup | WA | 11/02/2012 |
References
- Geering, Andrew, Lindsay Agnew, and Sandra Harding, eds. Shorebirds of Australia. Csiro Publishing, 2007.
- eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org (Accessed: Date 12/4/2026)
- Rogers A, Fuller RA & Amano T (2023) Australia’s migratory shorebirds: Trends and prospects. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Queensland, Brisbane.
- Driessen, J., Kidd, L. R., Weller, D. R., Purnell, C., Maguire, G., Jaensch, R., and LeClair, S. M. (2025). Australian National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat. Report for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.
- https://sproggies63.github.io/birding_apps/
- Walker, B. M., N. R. Senner, C. S. Elphick, J. Klima, and G. Contreras Buvinic (2024). Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hudgod.01.1