Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Suborder Scolopaci Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae | |
Similar Javan woodcock, Sulawesi woodcock, Moluccan woodcock, Bukidnon woodcock, Auckland snipe | ||
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.
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