How far have you seen a bird fly, maybe a few kilometers… let’s say 100 or 200 kilometers. But let us say that there is such a bird in the world which flew continuously for 11 days and covered a distance of 13,560 kilometers, would you believe it? This has really happened. Some scientists once tagged a bar-tailed godwit bird and released it. After a few days, he saw that this bird flew non-stop for 11 days and during this time it traveled about 13,560 kilometers. This flight was so tremendous that it was also recorded in the Guinness World Record.
When did this bird fly
According to the Guinness World Record, this bird Started its journey on October 12, 2022 from Alaska, USA and stopped in Tasmania, Australia on the 11th day. During this, this bird traveled a distance of 13,560 kilometers. This magnificent bird continued its flight continuously for 11 days and one hour without stopping and completed its journey. During its flight, scientists had installed a 5G satellite tag in the lower back of Godwit, with the help of which they were tracking it.
In the year 2020, a bird of the same species made the previous record of flying the longest distance. During this, this bird had covered a distance of 350 kilometers in one flight. Let us tell you that the Godwit bird is shaped like a fighter plane and its long-pointed wings give it the ability to fly fast in the air. The weight of this bird is between 230 to 450 grams. The width of its wings is about 70 to 80 cm.
While the length of an adult godwit can be between 37 to 39 cm.
How do these birds fly so long?
Guinness World Record officials told about this bird that it reduces its body weight by half or more during day and night flight. Along with this, they shrink their limbs due to which the body of this bird becomes very small when it flies in the air. For this reason, these birds can fly for a long time without stopping."
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