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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) | |
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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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