Spoon-billed Sandpiper vs Sulawesi Woodcock

Calidris pygmaea compared with Scolopax celebensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Spoon-billed Sandpiper Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name Calidris pygmaea Scolopax celebensis
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 19.9 cm (7.8 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight 31.75 g (1.12 oz) 205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Spoon-billed Sandpiper only

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

About These Birds

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Spoon-billed Sandpiper: 14–16 cm, tiny Arctic sandpiper with a unique spatula-tipped bill used for sweeping invertebrates from soft mud. Critically Endangered; total population under 300 pairs. Breeds on Chukotka, Russia; winters on mudflats of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Threatened by habitat loss and hunting. CR. International conservation priority.

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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