Bukidnon woodcock

Bukidnon woodcock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Scolopax
Species:
S. bukidnonensis
Binomial name
Scolopax bukidnonensis
Kennedy, Fisher, TH, Harrap, Diesmos & Manamtam, 2001

The Bukidnon woodcock (Scolopax bukidnonensis), or Philippine woodcock is a medium-sized wader. It was only described as new to science as recently as 2001, although the initial specimens had been collected on Luzon in the 1960s, these were originally misidentified as Eurasian woodcock specimens. It was not until the bird was heard calling in 1993, and new specimens obtained on Mindanao in 1995, that it was realised that the species was new. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scolopax bukidnonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22729854A95022201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22729854A95022201.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.