Taxonomy and naming
| Current scientific name | Limosa limosa [845] |
| Common name | Black-tailed Godwit |
| Species author | (Linnaeus,1758) |
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Aves
- Order Charadriiformes
- Family Scolopacidae
EPBC legal status and documents
EPBC listing status
Listed as Endangered as Limosa limosa (Date effective 05-Jan-2024).
Listed Marine as Limosa limosa.
Listed Migratory - EPBC Act as Limosa limosa, Bonn as Limosa limosa, CAMBA as Limosa limosa, JAMBA as Limosa limosa, ROKAMBA as Limosa limosa.
Conservation planning documents
- Conservation advice: includes a statement about why the threatened species or ecological community is eligible to be listed under the EPBC Act, the main factors that are the cause of it being eligible for listing, as well as information about what can be done to stop its decline and support its recovery.
- Recovery plan: includes a description of the threats to the listed threatened species or ecological community as well as actions needed to stop its decline and support its recovery. The Minister decides whether a threatened species or ecological community would benefit from the preparation of a recovery plan (in addition to existing Conservation Advice) drawing on advice from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
- Protection statement: includes information about what must be protected to ensure the survival and recovery of the listed threatened species or ecological community in the wild. Protection statements are optional and the Minister for the Environment determines whether a protection statement is prepared for a listed threatened species or ecological community.
- Threat abatement plan: includes information on research, management and other actions needed to reduce impacts of key threatening processes listed under the EPBC Act.
- Wildlife conservation plan: includes information on measures required to protect species that are listed as migratory or marine under the EPBC Act.
- Marine bioregional plan: includes information on key ecological features in the Commonwealth Marine Area as well as measures to protect marine species and habitats.
| Conservation advice | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (2024). Conservation Advice for Limosa limosa (black-tailed godwit). Canberra: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. In effect under the EPBC Act from 5 Jan 2024. | 2024 | |
| Recovery plans | There is no adopted or made Recovery Plan for this species. | ||
| Recovery plan decision Recovery Plan not required, an approved Conservation Advice is an effective, efficient and responsive document to guide the implementation of priority management actions, mitigate key threats and support the recovery for the species. An approved Conservation Advice will support the species recovery by identifying priority actions, stakeholders for engagement, and the survey and research priorities to facilitate a better understanding of key threats as well as biological and ecological knowledge gaps (18/12/2023). |
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| Threat abatement plans | No Threat Abatement Plan has been identified as being relevant for this species. | ||
| Wildlife conservation plans | Department of the Environment (2015). Wildlife Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds. Canberra, ACT: Department of the Environment. This Wildlife Conservation Plan was made for this species prior to it being listed as threatened. The plan is no longer in effect for this species under 285(2) of the EPBC Act. In effect under the EPBC Act from 15 Jan 2016. | 2015 |
Other Commonwealth documents
Status on other lists
State listing
QLD
Listed as Endangered (Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 (Queensland): May 2026 list)
VIC
Listed as Endangered (Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Victoria): July 2026 list)
NSW
Listed as Endangered (Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (New South Wales): 10 July 2026 list)
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Non-statutory listing
NGO
Listed as Endangered (The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020)
IUCN
Listed as Near Threatened (Global Status: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2026.1 list)
Non-government documents and websites
There are no available non-government documents or websites.
Distribution
This distribution is part of the Species of National Environmental Significance dataset. Distributions are indicative and represent modelled habitat based on best available data at the time of mapping.
Superseded Commonwealth documents
Non-current Commonwealth documents
Caveat
SPRAT provides statutory information on threatened species and ecological communities, migratory species, marine species, and species and species products subject to international trade and commercial use protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of information linked from external sources, the Commonwealth does not guarantee, and accepts no responsibility for, the accuracy, currency or completeness of this information. The Commonwealth is not liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of, or reliance on, information contained in this database. The information is not intended to be a complete source of information on the matters it covers. Individuals and organisations should consider all available information, including information from other sources, when determining whether a referral, permit application or exemption under the EPBC Act may be required.