New Guinea Woodcock
A species of Woodcocks, Also known as Rufous Woodcock Scientific name : Scolopax rosenbergii Genus : Woodcocks
New Guinea Woodcock, A species of Woodcocks
Also known as:
Rufous Woodcock
Botanical name: Scolopax rosenbergii
Genus: Woodcocks
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Description
Photo By Lars Petersson
Description
The New Guinea woodcock (Scolopax rosenbergii) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae formerly considered to be conspecific with the Javan woodcock and called collectively the dusky woodcock. It is endemic to New Guinea and is found in both the Indonesian and Papuan parts of the island.
Photo By Lars Petersson
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Sandpipers Genus
Woodcocks Species
New Guinea Woodcock