Bar-tailed Godwit
The Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for having the longest non-stop flight of any bird during its migratory period from Alaska to New Zealand. It covers distances of up to 7,000 miles in a single flight. In just over eight days, they can travel tens of thousands of miles.
Unfortunately, disappearing tidal flats negatively threaten their return journey. Researcher Nils Warnock said, “These godwits are epic migrants. We had a bird, E-7, that we had tagged, and she left New Zealand in the spring. She flies non-stop for seven days, ten thousand kilometers, to the Yellow Sea. All of the Bar-tailed Godwits of Alaska, they stop at the Yellow Sea.” The health of the Yellow Sea is utterly important for the longevity of this species (Audubon).