Bar-tailed Godwit Flys 13,560 Km In 11 Days, 1 Hr (51 Km Per Hour)

Amazing World
All hail the Bar-tailed Godwit!
This bird is a champion flyer and once again an individual has broken the world record
for the longest continual flight.

This week a juvenile godwit just 5 months old landed in Ansons Bay
in northeast Tasmania, Australia.

It had been tagged in Alaska and departed there on October 13, 2022
before flying non-stop to Tasmania.

Godwits are regular visitors to Tasmania so it’s likely that many undertake a similar flight but it's the first time a tagged bird has flown between Alaska and Tasmania.

This bird flew a minimum of 13,560 km in 11 days 1 hour, that’s an average of over 51kmh
continually for those 11 days.

And don’t forgot there will be no eating, drinking or sleeping during that journey!

Simply unbelievable!




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