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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Solitary Snipe	Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name	Gallinago solitaria	Scolopax celebensis
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight	152.66666666666666 g (5.39 oz)	205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Solitary Snipe only

🏖️ Coastal 🌿 Wetland

Sulawesi Woodcock only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Solitary Snipe

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

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About These Birds

Solitary Snipe

Solitary Snipe: 29–31 cm, large heavily streaked snipe of rocky alpine and subalpine streams and boggy ground from Afghanistan and Pakistan east through the Himalayas to Japan. Largely solitary as name suggests. Winters at lower elevations and wetlands of South and Southeast Asia. Probes soft mud for worms and invertebrates. Altitudinal 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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