Species: Scolopax rusticola
English Name: Eurasian Woodcock
Chinese Name: 丘鷸
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
This wading bird has 33-35 cm long. The bill is very long and the plumage is rufous-brown upperparts, witch work as a camouflage in woodlands habitat. It comes to Macau in the winter for breeding.
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References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.