Black-tailed Godwit

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q18841
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Black-tailed Godwit

Summary

Black-tailed Godwit is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-tailed Godwit's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is classified within Limosa[6].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's scientific name is Limosa limosa[7].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's Commons category is recorded as Limosa limosa[8].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Limosa limosa[9].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's Commons gallery is recorded as Limosa limosa[10].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's original combination is recorded as Scolopax limosa[11].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[12].
  • Black-tailed Godwit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. limosa'}[13].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-tailed Godwit'}[14].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grutto'}[15].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Uferschnepfe'}[16].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Aguja colinegra'}[17].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Kobbersneppe'}[18].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svarthalespove'}[19].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'břehouš černoocasý'}[20].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mustsaba-vigle'}[21].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'rhostog gynffonddu'}[22].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'tètol cuanegre'}[23].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большой веретенник'}[24].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オグロシギ'}[25].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'mustapyrstökuiri'}[26].
  • Black-tailed Godwit is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'nagy goda'}[27].

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Classification

Black-tailed Godwit's scientific name is Limosa limosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Limosa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grutto'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Uferschnepfe'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Aguja colinegra'}[17], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Kobbersneppe'}[18], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svarthalespove'}[19].

Identifiers

Black-tailed Godwit's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 161680[28]. Black-tailed Godwit's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481685[29]. Black-tailed Godwit's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176691[30].

Why It Matters

Black-tailed Godwit ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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