Moorea Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia ellisi comparado con Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Moorea Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
Nombre científico Prosobonia ellisi Scolopax rochussenii
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Peso 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Moorea Sandpiper only

Ninguno

Moluccan Woodcock only

Estado de conservación

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family