New Guinea Woodcock

Scolopax rosenbergii

Least Concern

The New Guinea Woodcock is a shorebird of New Guinea and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Scolopacidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

New Guinea Woodcock Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Guinea and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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