Moorea Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia ellisi مقارنةً بـ Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Moorea Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
الاسم العلمي Prosobonia ellisi Scolopax rochussenii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
الوزن 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Moorea Sandpiper only

بلا

Moluccan Woodcock only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Moorea Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Moorea Sandpiper

Moorea Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper that inhabited Moorea, French Polynesia, closely related to Tahiti Sandpiper. Known from a single 18th-century specimen. Eliminated by introduced mammalian predators and habitat destruction shortly after European contact. EX. Part of a broader Pacific island shorebird extinction wave.

Moluccan Woodcock

Moluccan Woodcock: 33–36 cm, large woodcock endemic to Obi and Bacan islands in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. VU. Occupies lowland and montane forest; nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Very poorly known; threatened by extensive deforestation for palm oil and logging. One of the least studied woodcocks. Sedentary.

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