Sulawesi woodcock
Species of bird
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The Sulawesi woodcock (Scolopax celebensis) also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium-sized wader. It is larger and darker than Eurasian woodcock but with small reddish spots.
| Sulawesi woodcock | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Scolopax |
| Species: | S. celebensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolopax celebensis Riley, 1921 | |
This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.