How big is an Amami Woodcock?

The Amami Woodcock is a large sized bird weighing about 447 g.

Where can you see an Amami Woodcock?

The Amami Woodcock is endemic to Japan, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Amami Woodcock?

The Amami Woodcock is most easily confused with the Bukidnon Woodcock, the New Guinea Woodcock and the Moluccan Woodcock.

Is the Amami Woodcock endangered?

The Amami Woodcock is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Amami Woodcock

Scolopax mira

Sandpipers and Allies · Charadriiformes · Legendary

The Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira) is a legendary sandpiper found only in Japan, weighing about 447 g. The Amami woodcock is a medium-sized wader.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest447 g

Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira), photo 1 — Photo: Jonghyun Park · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira), photo 2 — Photo: Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC BY 4.0

Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira), photo 3 — Photo: (c) 林正文, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Jonghyun Park, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Amami Woodcock

The Amami woodcock is a medium-sized wader. It is slightly larger and longer-legged than the Eurasian woodcock.

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Where it lives

Japan

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December, with peak activity in May. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Amami Woodcock look like?: The Amami woodcock is a medium-sized wader.
How big is an Amami Woodcock?: The Amami Woodcock is a large sized bird weighing about 447 g.
Where can you see an Amami Woodcock?: The Amami Woodcock is endemic to Japan, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Amami Woodcock?: The Amami Woodcock is most easily confused with the Bukidnon Woodcock, the New Guinea Woodcock and the Moluccan Woodcock.
Is the Amami Woodcock endangered?: The Amami Woodcock is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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