Moorea Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia ellisi verglichen mit Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Moorea Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Prosobonia ellisi Scolopax rochussenii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Gewicht 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Moorea Sandpiper only

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Moluccan Woodcock only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Moorea Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Moorea Sandpiper

Moorea Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper that inhabited Moorea, French Polynesia, closely related to Tahiti Sandpiper. Known from a single 18th-century specimen. Eliminated by introduced mammalian predators and habitat destruction shortly after European contact. EX. Part of a broader Pacific island shorebird extinction wave.

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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