Sulawesi woodcock

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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.

Sulawesi woodcock
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Scolopax
Species:
S. celebensis
Binomial name
Scolopax celebensis
Riley, 1921

This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scolopax celebensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693065A93381643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693065A93381643.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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