Sulawesi Woodcock

Sulawesi Woodcock

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Scolopacidae
Genus:	Scolopax
Species:	celebensis

Binomial name

Scolopax celebensis

The Sulawesi Woodcock or Celebes Woodcock, Scolopax celebensis, is a medium sized wader. It is larger and darker than Eurasian Woodcock, and small reddish spots.

This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.

Sulawesi Woodcock

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