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Javan woodcock

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scolopacidae

Scientific name
  
Scolopax saturata

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Scolopaci

Genus
  
Scolopax

Higher classification
  
Woodcock

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Similar
  
Sulawesi woodcock, Moluccan woodcock, Bukidnon woodcock, Woodcock, Bird

The Javan woodcock or rufous woodcock (Scolopax saturata) is a small wader. It is smaller than Eurasian woodcock, and has much darker plumage. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the New Guinea woodcock and called collectively the dusky woodcock.

This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on Sumatra and western Java. It nests on a bed of moss in light undergrowth. It has a "roding" display flight like Eurasian woodcock, but the calls are different. It can be very tame.

References

Javan woodcock Wikipedia