Habitat. Marbled Godwits breed in shortgrass prairies near wetlands. They avoid areas with taller vegetation and occur more often in native grass prairies with green needle grass, western wheatgrass, blue grama, needle-and-thread, and little blue stem.

Where does bar-tailed godwit live?

Typical habitat

The Bar-tailed Godwit is found mainly in coastal habitats such as large intertidal sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. It is found often around beds of seagrass and, sometimes, in nearby saltmarsh.

Where do godwits live in NZ?

In New Zealand some 80,000 godwits arrive and move into harbours and estuaries. Main sites include Manukau Harbour, Firth of Thames, Farewell Spit, Avon Heathcote River Estuaries, Awarua Bay, Houhora Harbour Rangunu Bay, Avon-Heathcote estuary and Parengarenga Harbour.