Moorea Sandpiper vs Moluccan Woodcock

Prosobonia ellisi 对比 Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Moorea Sandpiper Moluccan Woodcock
学名 Prosobonia ellisi Scolopax rochussenii
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Extinct Vulnerable
体长
翼展 38.2 cm (15.0 in)
体重 308.3 g (10.87 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Moorea Sandpiper only

Moluccan Woodcock only

保护状况

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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