Broad-billed Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Calidris falcinellus compared with Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Broad-billed Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
Scientific Name Calidris falcinellus Scolopax rochussenii
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Vulnerable
Length — —
Wingspan 19.8 cm (7.8 in) 38.2 cm (15.0 in)
Weight 48.0 g (1.69 oz) 308.3 g (10.87 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-4 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Broad-billed Sandpiper only

Moluccan Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Broad-billed Sandpiper: 16–18 cm, small sandpiper with a distinctive kinked drooping bill-tip, split supercilium, and chestnut-and-black breeding plumage. Breeds on boreal bogs of Scandinavia and Siberia; winters on mudflats of East Africa, South Asia, and Australia. NT. Feeds by probing soft mud. Long-distance migrant.

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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