American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Summary 2
General description: A small cinnamon-colored game bird with dark brown splotches and a long, slender bill.
Length: 10 to 12 inches long.
Weight: 10 to 12 ounces.
Color: Cinnamon colored with dark brown blotches and pinkish-colored legs.
Reproduction
The woodcock is a ground nesting bird. The spring hatch takes 20 to 21 days, with an average of four young. Young woodcock are able to fly in 25 days. They are independent in six to eight weeks.
Food
Earthworms, grubs and insects.
Predators
Fox, coyote, northern goshawk, owls.
Range and range
Mainly they live in wooded areas in the eastern to northeastern part of the state. Woodcock are migratory birds,and spend the winter in a number of southern states.
Population and management
The woodcock population has been on a steady decline. During the 1999-2000 hunting season, Minnesota hunters harvested about 54,000 birds, which was the fewest since the 1987-88 hunting season. The DNR cuts alder and willow brush to renew brush growth used by woodcock for nesting and feeding habitat.
Fun facts
The woodcock's bill has highly sensitive nerve endings that can detect earthworm movement below the soil. This bird is also known as the bogsucker, timberdoodle, hookumpeke, and night peck.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Jerry Oldenettel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2677924891
- Adaptado por Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopax_minor
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