About the Moluccan Woodcock
The Moluccan woodcock, also known as the Obi woodcock, is a lowland wader endemic to Indonesia. Its distribution is restricted to Obi and possibly Bacan, two small islands in North Maluku. It is a medium-sized bird, measuring 32-40 centimetres, and is the largest of the woodcocks. Its conservation status is vulnerable due to severe habitat destruction on Obi.
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The Moluccan woodcock measures 32-40 centimetres in length. Its body shape is stocky and compact, with a rounded, robust chest, wide pointed wings, and a short tail. The bill is long, straight, and dark. The upperside of the bird is black with light tan spots and sparse barring, while the underside is unstreaked and yellow-orange with slight black mottling. It has black bands between the eye and bill and on the back of the neck. The Moluccan woodcock is larger than other members of the genus Scolopax. S. rochusseni resembles S. Voice: The Moluccan woodcock's vocalizations are described as hard, explosive, metallic rattles, transcribed as ''ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti''. Each trill lasts 0.1-0.6 seconds long and occur at intervals of 1.9-3.2 seconds. One trill contains 8-11 motifs, with each motif between 0.04 and 0.05 seconds long. The vocalizations are only known to occur during display flights.
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Where the Moluccan Woodcock lives
When to see the Moluccan Woodcock
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Javan WoodcockScolopax saturataThe Javan woodcock is a small, dark bird with a long bill, resembling the widespread Eurasian woodcock but significantly smaller, and with darker plumage.
Sulawesi WoodcockScolopax celebensisThe Sulawesi woodcock also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium-sized wader.
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