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11,000 km

Distance a Bar tailed godwit flies during its annual migration. Its migration is the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed by any animal. They have been recorded to travel this distance from Alaska to New Zealand in only 8 days, flying at an average of more than 50 km/h.

Distance a Bar tailed godwit flies during its annual migration. Its migration is the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed by any animal. They have been recorded to travel this distance from Alaska to New Zealand in only 8 days, flying at an average of more than 50 km/h.

Last Modified: 14-Oct-2018 5:18 PM

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Posted by AUS Sustainability in Nature

Tags Birds Migrations Migratory Birds Bar Tailed Godwit Australia Siberia

Source Birdlife Australia

22,000 km

Distance traveled by the Amur Falcon as part if its annual migration. The species undertakes one of the most notable migrations of any bird of prey, departing their breeding grounds in late August and September, moving south through China, skirting the eastern edge of the Himalaya to reach north-east India and Bangladesh, where they settle temporarily to fatten before embarking through the Indian subcontinent and across the Indian Ocean to southern Africa.

Distance traveled by the Amur Falcon as part if its annual migration. The species undertakes one of the most notable migrations of any bird of prey, departing their breeding grounds in late August and September, moving south through China, skirting the eastern edge of the Himalaya to reach north-east India and Bangladesh, where they settle temporarily to fatten before embarking through the Indian subcontinent and across the Indian Ocean to southern Africa.

Last Modified: 14-Oct-2018 4:25 PM

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Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Nature

Tags Birds Migrations Migratory Birds Amur Falcon

Source Livemint