Javan Woodcock (Scolopax saturata)
About the Javan Woodcock
The Javan woodcock (Scolopax saturata) is a small, long-billed bird in the family Scolopacidae. It is dark brown with a patterned back and measures from 29 to 31 cm (11 to 12 in); it weighs 189–220 g (6.7–7.8 oz). It is endemic to Sumatra and Java, where it inhabits montane forests at the elevation range of 1,500–3,000 m (4,900–9,800 ft). The Javan woodcock was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821 who collected a specimen near a mountain lake in Java at 2,100 m (7,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as rufous woodcock due to its coloration, or as Horsfield's woodcock. It is a member of the order Charadriiformes and family Scolopacidae.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American WoodcockScolopax minorrecording
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolarecording
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