What are the Bar-tailed predators?

The Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a long-distance migratory shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. Adults are medium-sized waders with long legs and long, upcurved bills. The breeding plumage is rufous with black barring, and the non-breeding plumage is grey-brown above and white below. Males and females look similar, but males are slightly larger than females.

The Bar-tailed Godwit breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It is a long-distance migrant that winters in Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The Bar-tailed Godwit is a carnivore whose diet consists of insects, crustaceans, worms, and small fish. It is a solitary bird that often feeds in shallow water or on mudflats.

The Bar-tailed Godwit is listed as a Least Concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). However, its population is declining due to habitat loss, hunting, and other threats. The Bar-tailed Godwit is a protected species in many countries.

Here are some of the predators of the Bar-tailed Godwit:

- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

- Merlin (Falco columbarius)

- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

- Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

- Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)

- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

- Coyote (Canis latrans)

- Wolf (Canis lupus)

- Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)