Common Sandpiper vs Sulawesi Woodcock

Actitis hypoleucos compared with Scolopax celebensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Common Sandpiper Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name Actitis hypoleucos Scolopax celebensis
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 22.0 cm (8.7 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight 63.0 g (2.22 oz) 205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Common Sandpiper only

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper: 19–21 cm, small olive-brown sandpiper with bold white wingbar, horizontal bobbing walk, and stiff-winged shimmering flight low over water. Breeds along stony rivers and lake margins across Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Very widespread.

Sulawesi Woodcock

Sulawesi Woodcock: 32–36 cm, woodcock endemic to montane forest of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nocturnal with cryptic brown plumage. Inhabits mossy forest above 1,000 m; probes leaf litter and soft soil for invertebrates. NT. Threatened by logging and agricultural conversion of highland forest. Sedentary island endemic.

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