The bar-tailed godwit isn't the only bird to travel extremely long distances. Last year, a rare Steller's sea eagle was spotted in Massachusetts, more than 5,000 miles away from its home in Asia.

The previous record for the non-stop flight by a bird was 7,250 miles, set by a bar-tailed godwit known as E7 in 2007. It remains a mystery how the birds are able to navigate such long distances.

Staying in the air for 11 days straight, a bar-tailed godwit flew from Alaska to New Zealand. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Forgoing layovers and snack stops, a bird known as the bar-tailed godwit has broken the record established for the world's longest known nonstop bird flight, according to a new study.

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a nonstop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.

ON 17 March 2007, the bar-tailed godwit known to science as E7 spread her wings and took flight, leaving the northern shores of New Zealand behind her. For the next eight days and nights she flew ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey and a study published in an English journal, "E7," a female bar-tailed godwit, set a record for the longest flight -- 7,242 miles from Alaska to New Zealand.

The bar-tailed godwit is a quick flyer, which means that it can cover long distances in a reasonable time. A comparison can be made with a completely different group of long-distance travellers ...