Baird's Sandpiper vs Sulawesi Woodcock

Calidris bairdii compared with Scolopax celebensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Baird's Sandpiper Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name Calidris bairdii Scolopax celebensis
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 24.4 cm (9.6 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight 42.699999999999996 g (1.51 oz) 205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 4 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Baird's Sandpiper only

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Baird's Sandpiper

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

About These Birds

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, long-winged flat-backed sandpiper with buffy-brown upperparts, black bill, and black legs. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland; migrates through the interior of North and South America to winter on South American highlands and coasts. Long-distance migrant. Feeds on invertebrates.

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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