Sulawesi woodcock
| Sulawesi woodcock | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Suborder: | Scolopaci |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Scolopax |
| Species: | S. celebensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolopax celebensis Riley, 1921 | |
The Sulawesi woodcock (Scolopax celebensis) also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium sized wader. It is larger and darker than Eurasian woodcock but with small reddish spots.
This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Scolopax celebensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater, ISBN 0-7099-2034-2