Sulawesi Woodcock (Scolopax celebensis)

Other Names (World)
Sulawesi Woodcock, Celebes Woodcock, Indonesian Woodcock

Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Size
30 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Riley, 1921

Habitat
Montane forest and bamboo thickets. From 1,700 - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

North-eastern and central Sulawesi.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat disturbance and loss, predation by feral cats, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Moluccan Woodcock (Scolopax rochussenii), with which sometimes considered conspecific. Subspecies heinrichi proposed for northern Sulawesi, based on somewhat smaller bill of only three specimens. Form recently discovered breeding on Mindanao (south-eastern Philippines) might be attributable to this species, but probably constitutes new, as yet undescribed, species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

heinrichi Stresemann, 1932 - North-eastern Sulawesi.
celebensis Riley, 1921 - Montane forests of Sulawesi.

References
See References.

Files:

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