Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: American Woodcock

American Woodcock Scolopax minor

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Philohela minor

Photographs

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Mar 24, 2003 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Mar 24, 2003 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Central Park, New York, New York, USA - Mar, 2004 © Charlie Moores  Central Park, New York, New York, USA - Mar, 2004 © Charlie Moores  Central Park, New York, New York, USA - Mar, 2004 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

E. North America;
Sc. to se. Canada from s. Manitoba e. to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and s. in the e. United States to c. Iowa, e. Kansas, Oklahoma, ec. Texas and Gulf States to s. Florida.
Winters s. to Gulf coast.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Texas A&M Center for Bioaccoustics
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Texas A&M Center for Bioaccoustics
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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