A bar-tailed Godwit broke the previous record for the longest non-stop migration by a bird when it flew 8,435 miles from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. A satellite tag on the migrating bird allowed the tracking of its 11-day trek without rest or sustenance.
According to the Guinness World Records, bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica), known by its tag number "234684," flew 13,560 kilometres (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania without stopping for food or rest, breaking the record for the longest non-stop migration of a bird. The amazing adventure, according to the 5G satellite tag on the bird's lower back, began on October 13, 2022, and lasted 11 days and 1 hour without the bird making a single landing.