07/22/2026
That is beyond belief!!! But that’s biology and that’s awesome !!!😎
A young bird completed an astonishing 8,425-mile nonstop journey from Alaska to Australia on its very first migration. 🐦🌏
At just five months old, a juvenile bar-tailed godwit flew approximately 8,425 miles nonstop from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia, spending more than 11 days over the Pacific Ocean without landing. Tracked by a satellite tag, the remarkable journey became the longest documented nonstop bird migration, highlighting the species' extraordinary navigation abilities and endurance during its first migration.
References:
Guinness World Records: Juvenile Bar-Tailed Godwit Completes the Longest Recorded Nonstop Bird Migration.
BirdLife International: The Extraordinary Migration and Navigation of the Bar-Tailed Godwit.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Research on Bar-Tailed Godwit Long-Distance Migration and Flight Endurance.
