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Eurasian woodcock
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Eurasian woodcock | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Genus: | Scolopax |
Species: | S. rusticola |
Binomial name | |
Scolopax rusticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Eurasian woodcock (scientific name : Scolopax rusticola) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family. This woodcock lives in Asia, Europe and North Africa.
Description[edit | edit source]
The adult bird is about 35 cm (15 inches).
Behaviour[edit | edit source]
Feeding[edit | edit source]
The Eurasian woodcock eats earthworms, spiders, molluscs and insects.
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