Do birds fly for days while over the ocean? How do they sleep?

Question

Do birds fly for days while over the ocean? How do they sleep?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) just flew for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand, traversing a distance of 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers) without stopping, breaking the longest nonstop flight among birds known to scientists,