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American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC871535). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
American RobinTurdus migratorius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 557,981 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 209,545 |
| Michigan | 59,351 |
| Quebec | 45,528 |
| Wisconsin | 26,385 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,650 |
| Virginia | 22,995 |
| Illinois | 19,175 |
| Maryland | 18,302 |
| Minnesota | 17,320 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Woodcocks · Scolopax |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Native Birds of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Woodcock with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.