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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 05:15:10 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Moluccan Woodcock*
Id (Atlas):
Scolopax rochussenii
Description (2 )
Moluccan Woodcock
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Other Names (World)
Moluccan Woodcock, Obi Woodcock, Maluku Woodcock, Indonesian Woodcock
Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Size
32 - 40 cm
First Described (Guide )
Schlegel, 1866
Habitat
Tropical montane forest. From 500 - 1,550 m.
Indonesia (B).
Obi and Bacan (northern Moluccas). Also claimed to occur on Ternate and Halmahera, but probably erroneously, due perhaps to inaccurate museum labels and misidentification.
 
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction through logging, illegal mining, agricultural encroachment, and possibly hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC413382
Moluccan Woodcock (Scolopax rochussenii ) [XC413382 ]
by id from Obi, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia (song)
Listen to XC109282
Moluccan Woodcock (Scolopax rochussenii ) [XC109282 ]
by Ross Gallardy from Obi island, 15 km East of Soligi, Indonesia (song, song while roding)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Sulawesi Woodcock (Scolopax celebensis ), with which sometimes considered conspecific.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Moluccan Woodcock see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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