A bird sets a world record after traveling more than 13,000 kilometers without stopping
Goodwit, a bird of the Earth chicken family, has traveled more than 13,000 kilometers from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania without stopping, and appears to set a new world record for marathon bird flights.
The five-month-old took off from Alaska on October 13, and satellite data showed it did not stop during its marathon flight of 11 days and one hour.
The bird was tracked via a satellite after a special device was placed on it for this matter. Godwit flew Limosa Labonica in Alaska, at least 13,560 km (8,435 miles) before landing in Anson Bay in northeastern Tasmania.
The previous record was set by an adult bird of the same species, No. 4 BPRW, which flew 13,000 km last year, surpassing its previous record of 12,000 km in 2020.
According to a publication by the New Zealand Center for Cellular Miranda Shorbird on the Facebook platform, this young bird broke the record previously set by the bird "4 PBRW".
Scientists track the birds using a fifth-generation satellite tag attached to the bird's lower back.
According to data from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology's Bird Tracking Project, the migratory bird made its way to western Hawaii, continued over the open ocean and soared over the Pacific island of Kiribati on October 19.
About two days later, it flew over the ground again, headed over Vanuatu and continued south on a course about 620 kilometers east of Sydney and then walked between the east coast of Australia and New Zealand.
On the 23rd of this month, fly to the right and head west to reach Tasmania on the 25th.
Scientists track the birds using a fifth-generation satellite tag attached to the bird's lower back.
According to data from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology's Bird Tracking Project, the migratory bird made its way to western Hawaii, continued over the open ocean and soared over the Pacific island of Kiribati on October 19.
About two days later, it flew over the ground again, headed over Vanuatu and continued south on a course about 620 kilometers east of Sydney and then walked between the east coast of Australia and New Zealand.
On the 23rd of this month, fly to the right and head west to reach Tasmania on the 25th.
Sean Dooley of BirdLife Australia said: “The most surprising thing is that juveniles from birds migrate separately from adults. And adults take off from the North Pole sometimes six weeks ago,” which puts the possibility of juveniles spending this period fattening themselves in preparation for the long migration south.
It is possible that this bird is in a flock, according to Dolly. “This record of continuous flight is incredible,” adding: “The birds were able to shrink their internal organs to make more space for fat stores.”
Miranda Shorebird Cell Center has produced commemorative tea towels in honor of the previous flying record holder, 4 PBRW, and will undoubtedly now have to make a new collection to celebrate the new champion.
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