Tahiti Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia leucoptera comparé à Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Tahiti Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
Nom scientifique Prosobonia leucoptera Scolopax rochussenii
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Poids 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Tahiti Sandpiper only

Aucun(e)

Moluccan Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Tahiti Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Tahiti Sandpiper

Tahiti Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper once endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. Known from a few 18th-century specimens collected during Cook's voyages. Pale with white wing-patches. Extinct by the mid-19th century; likely eliminated by rats and cats introduced with European contact. EX.

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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