Species
The following species of woodcocks are extant today:
- Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola (large Eurasian range)
- Amami Woodcock, Scolopax mira (endemic to islands in Japan)
- Bukidnon Woodcock, Scolopax bukidnonensis (endemic to islands in the Philippines)
- Dusky Woodcock, Scolopax saturata (endemic to islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
- New Guinea Woodcock, Scolopax (saturata) rosenbergii
- Sulawesi Woodcock, Scolopax celebensis (endemic to an island in Indonesia)
- Moluccan Woodcock, Scolopax rochussenii (endemic to islands in Indonesia)
- American Woodcock, Scolopax minor (large North American range)
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