About the Bukidnon Woodcock
The Bukidnon woodcock, or Philippine woodcock is a medium-sized wader. It was only described as new to science as recently as 2001, although the initial specimens had been collected on Luzon in the 1960s, these were originally misidentified as Eurasian woodcock specimens. It was not until the bird was heard calling in 1993, and new specimens obtained on Mindanao in 1995, that it was realised that the species was new. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Amami WoodcockScolopax miraThe Amami woodcock is a medium-sized wader.
New Guinea WoodcockScolopax rosenbergiiThe New Guinea woodcock is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae formerly considered to be conspecific with the Javan woodcock and called collectively the dusky woodcock.
Moluccan WoodcockScolopax rochusseniiThe Moluccan woodcock measures 32-40 centimetres in length.
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