The Sulawesi woodcock (''Scolopax celebensis'') also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium-sized

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. It is larger and darker than

Eurasian woodcock The Eurasian woodcock (''Scolopax rusticola'') is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts. Its eyes ...

but with small reddish spots. This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

n island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.

References

* ''Shorebirds'' by Hayman, Marchant and Prater,

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet
{{Taxonbar, from=Q859287 Scolopax Wading birds Endemic birds of Sulawesi Birds described in 1921 Taxa named by Joseph Harvey Riley