Eurasian woodcock

bird
Also known as: Scolopax rusticola

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  • American woodcock
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    The Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) breeds in the temperate Old World from Great Britain to Japan; occasional migrants wander to the eastern United States. Its colouring differs from that of the American woodcock in that the pale underparts of the European species are barred with brown.…

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