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Willet

Animals; Birds

The Willet, Tringa semipalmata (formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus, as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. Two subspecies (which may actually be ...

Upland Sandpiper

Animals; Birds

The Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, is a large shorebird, closely related to the curlews. The breeding habitat is open grasslands and fields across central North America and Alaska; it is not ...

Far Eastern Curlew

Animals; Birds

The Far Eastern Curlew or Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the Long-billed Curlew, but slightly larger. The Far Eastern Curlew spends its ...

Eurasian Curlew

Animals; Birds

The Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is the one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia.

Eurasian Woodcock

Animals; Birds

The Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia.

American Woodcock

Animals; Birds

The American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the Timberdoodle, is a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America.

Amami Woodcock

Animals; Birds

The Amami Woodcock, Scolopax mira, is a medium sized wader. It is slightly larger and longer-legged than Eurasian Woodcock, and may be conspecific. This species is a Restricted-range endemic found ...

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