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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name	Calidris subruficollis	Scolopax celebensis
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight	66.5 g (2.35 oz)	205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	3-4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Buff-breasted Sandpiper only

🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

Sulawesi Woodcock only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

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About These Birds

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, distinctive sandpiper with uniform buffy underparts, scaly golden-brown upperparts, and yellow legs. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada; migrates through Great Plains prairies to winter on pampas of South America. Lek-displaying male fans white underwing. NT. Long-distance grassland migrant.

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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