American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)

Southern Manitoba through Ontario and Quebec to New Brunswick and south-western Newfoundland, and south through Great Plains and eastern USA to east-central Texas, Gulf states and Florida. Winters in south-eastern USA, on Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from southern Texas to southern Florida.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (151)...)

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) [XC358027]
by Melani Sleder from Elsen's Hill, DuPage County, Illinois, United States (peent)

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) [XC181303]
by Paul Marvin from Whiteface Mountain, Adirondacks, New York, United States (peent display)

Subspecies
In past sometimes placed in genus Philohela.

No subspecies.

References
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Files:

JPG files for American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) - 10 files

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