Sulawesi Woodcock vs Common Redshank

Scolopax celebensis compared with Tringa totanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Sulawesi Woodcock Common Redshank
Scientific Name Scolopax celebensis Tringa totanus
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 38.6 cm (15.2 in) 31.4 cm (12.4 in)
Weight 205.0 g (7.23 oz) 122.66666666666667 g (4.33 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Common Redshank only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

Least Concern

Common Redshank

About These Birds

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.

Common Redshank

Common Redshank: 27–29 cm, medium sandpiper with bright orange-red legs and bill base, broad white trailing edge to wings, and white rump. Breeds on wet meadows, saltmarshes, and moorland from Europe across Asia; winters on coasts and estuaries of Europe, Africa, and South Asia. Invertebrate feeder. NT. Locally declining.

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