Tuamotu Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia parvirostris compared with Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Tuamotu Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
Scientific Name Prosobonia parvirostris Scolopax rochussenii
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Endangered Vulnerable
Length — —
Wingspan 20.9 cm (8.2 in) 38.2 cm (15.0 in)
Weight 38.0 g (1.34 oz) 308.3 g (10.87 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Tuamotu Sandpiper only

Moluccan Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Endangered

Tuamotu Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Tuamotu Sandpiper

Tuamotu Sandpiper: 18–21 cm, small sandpiper endemic to a few remote predator-free coral atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Brown with white supercilium; short bill. Critically Endangered; restricted to two or three islands. Feeds on invertebrates in low coral scrub and shore. CR. Vulnerable to introduced predators.

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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