Kingdom Animalia Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae Scientific name Scolopax mira Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Scolopaci Genus Scolopax Higher classification Woodcock | |
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Similar Bird, Amami thrush, Woodcock, Javan woodcock, Sulawesi woodcock | ||
The Amami woodcock (Scolopax mira) is a medium-sized wader. It is slightly larger and longer-legged than Eurasian woodcock, and may be conspecific.
This species is a restricted-range endemic found only in forests on two small islands of the Amami Islands chain in South Japan. Insofar as its habits are known, they are similar to Eurasian woodcock.
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