Bird flies from Alaska to Australia non-stop, surpasses Guinness world record

A bar-tailed godwit broke a Guinness World Document when it flew 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia, continuous.

The Limosa lapponica, which goes by its tag quantity “234684,” coated the gap with none meals or relaxation, in accordance with the Guinness world file.

“The space coated is equal to 2 and a half journeys between London and New York, or roughly one-third of the planet’s full circumference. In response to the 5G satellite tv for pc tag connected to its decrease again, the epic journey began on October 13, 2022, and continued for 11 days and one hour with out the fowl touchdown as soon as,” Guinness mentioned, ALCWweb reported.

The long-distance migrations of bar-tailed godwits have made headlines earlier than as properly. This 12 months’s 5-month-old Godwit surpassed the earlier file of over 350 kilometres, which was set by a distinct fowl of the identical species in 2020.

The fowl is believed to have misplaced “half or extra of its physique weight throughout steady day and evening flight,” Birdlife Tasmania’s Eric Woehler informed Guinness World Information.

“Brief-tailed shearwaters and mutton birds can land on the water and feed. If a Godwit land on water, it’s useless. It doesn’t have the webbing on its ft, it has no method of getting off. So if it falls onto the ocean’s floor from exhaustion, or if unhealthy climate forces it to land, that’s the tip,” he continued.

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In response to specialists, these birds normally migrate to New Zealand. However, this Godwit made a 90-degree flip and landed on the sands of Ansons Bay in jap Tasmania, Australia.

Lengthy-distance avian travellers are usually not restricted to bar-tailed godwits. Over the course of a 12 months, Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) can routinely journey even additional distances.

(With inputs from companies)