The American woodcock, sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, the bogsucker, the hokumpoke, and the Labrador twister, is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' brown, black, and gray plumage provides excellent camouflage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.661
Protonym:
Scolopax minor
Type locality:
New York, ex Pennant.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656154
Avibase ID:
F4829920F1710E56
Avibase ID:
avibase-F4829920
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F4829920
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176580
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Woodcock ( Rubicola minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bécasse d'Amérique ( Scolopax minor) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bécasse d'Amérique ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 1st edition: American Woodcock ( Philohela minor) |
Clements, version 2021: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2022: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2023: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 3rd edition: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 4th edition: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2015: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2016: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2017: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2018: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Clements, version 2019: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 1.50: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 1.52: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 1.53: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 1.54: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 1.55: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2015: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2016: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2017: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2018: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2019: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2021: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2022: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
eBird version 2023: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Philohela minor |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Philohela minor |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Philohela minor |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): American Woodcock ( Scolopax minor) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scolopax minor |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scolopax minor |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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