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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Rock Sandpiper	Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name	Calidris ptilocnemis	Scolopax celebensis
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight	92.35 g (3.26 oz)	205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Rock Sandpiper only

🏖️ Coastal 🌾 Grassland

Sulawesi Woodcock only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Rock Sandpiper

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

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About These Birds

Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper: 20–23 cm, Pacific counterpart of Purple Sandpiper with dark streaking and yellow-based bill. Breeds on Aleutian Islands and Alaska tundra; winters on rocky shores of the North Pacific from Alaska to California and Kamchatka. Feeds on invertebrates among wave-washed rocks. Short-distance migrant. Closely related to Purple Sandpiper.

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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