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Male Bar-tailed godwit trailing a trio of females<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Despite their general similarities, male and female Bar-tailed godwits\/kuaka are sexually dimorphic sufficiently to easily differentiate in the field, whether in breeding plumage, or not.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male Bar-tailed godwits stand out from the crowd when in breeding colours prior to migration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Prior to migrating north for breeding the males begin to develop their rich colouration which is the most obvious way to differentiate them from the female. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Pan<\/a>
Pan blur image of a male Bar-tailed godwit in flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The other obvious way to separate the sexes is size and bill length. The males are smaller with an average of only 2\/3 the weight of the female, 275-400 g (male); 325-600 g (female). For me, the simplest differentiator though is bill length. Females have a significantly longer bill with which they are able to forage deeper into the mud layers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male Bar-tailed godwit following a female. Male showing smaller body size, shorter bill and breeding colours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This next photo taken shortly after the above shows the birds together with the male clearly smaller even though closer to the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male Bar-tailed godwit showing smaller body size, shorter bill and breeding colours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This next photos shows a pair at rest and shows the relative size difference as well as plumage difference in breeding colours.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male and female Bar-tailed godwits at rest showing size and plumage differences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

With a little practice you can soon identify the sexes in the field based on bill length even when they are not in breeding plumage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male Bar-tailed godwit in breeding colours prior to migration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Photos at P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 800mm f6.3 VR S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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