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The bar-tailed godwit can fly more than 11,000 kilometres without stopping.

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The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is capable of flying more than 11,000 kilometres without stopping, from Alaska to New Zealand. This is the longest non-stop journey recorded for any bird.

Source: Nature

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