Bar-tailed godwits (*Limosa lapponica*) are the most common Arctic migrant to New Zealand. In 2005 scientists reported that they make the longest non-stop flight of all birds – an amazing 11,000 kilometres from Alaska to New Zealand, in only eight or nine days.
Auckland Museum collection
*Limosa lapponica* (Linnaeus, 1758)
**Order:** Charadriiformes
**Family:** Scolopacidae
**New Zealand status:** Native
**Conservation status:** Declining
More information the [NZ Birds Online website](http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/bar-tailed-godwit).
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