American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Summary 5

The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, is a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' brown, black, and gray plumage provides excellent camouflage.

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Description: round bodied with a short neck, short legs, and long bill. Has an orange chest, camouflaged pattern on back, and three black bars on its head. 11in head to tail.

Found in park: More commonly seen at lower elevations during spring through fall, but has been seen at all elevations.

Habitat: moist woodlands, thickets, and tall grass fields

Status: uncommon permanent resident

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2677924891
  2. (c) roy pilcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by roy pilcher
  3. (c) Andy Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy Newman
  4. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
  5. Adapted by Will Kuhn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopax_minor
  6. (c) elmaddi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/631420

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