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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	White-rumped Sandpiper	Moluccan Woodcock
Scientific Name	Calidris fuscicollis	Scolopax rochussenii
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Length	—	—
Wingspan	23.7 cm (9.3 in)	38.2 cm (15.0 in)
Weight	42.03333333333333 g (1.48 oz)	308.3 g (10.87 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

White-rumped Sandpiper only

🏖️ Coastal 🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

Moluccan Woodcock only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Vulnerable

White-rumped Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

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About These Birds

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper: 15–18 cm, small long-winged Calidris with a distinctive all-white rump in flight, rufous streaking in breeding plumage, and base of bill orange-yellow. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; undertakes extraordinary 16,000+ km annual migration to southern South America. Long-winged for long-distance flight. NT.

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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