Tracking Data for Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) ...

• Main Authors: Robert E Gill, Lee Tibbitts, Phil F Battley, Nils Warnock, David C Douglas
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2023
• Subjects: Animals/Vertebrates; Wildlife; Coastal ecosystems; Marine ecosystems; Birds; Migratory birds; Seasonal distribution; Migratory rates/routes; Seasonal movement; Animal tracking; Species life history; Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies; Telemetry; Overwintering; Breeding sites; Capture-recapture studies; Tracking equipment; Tagging devices; Ornithology; Migratory species; Satellite transmitter; Platform Transmitter Terminal; PTT; Argos; Alaska; Non-breeding range; Annual cycle; Russia; Yukon Delta; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta; NPR-A; National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; Australia; New Zealand; Bar-tailed Godwit; Limosa lapponica; China; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9a9byqw; https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/tracking-data-bar-tailed-godwits-limosa-lapponica

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Bar-tailed Godwits. One of the subspecies, Limosa lapponica baueri, nests in Alaska and spends the nonbreeding season in New Zealand and eastern Australia whereas L.l.menzbieri nests in Siberia and spends the nonbreeding season in western Australia. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes. ...