Ryukyu woodcock

(Scolopax mira)

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Description

The woodcock Amami-Oshima ( Scolopax mira,Hartert 1921 ) is a rare bird of the family of the Scolopacidae of the order of the Charadriiformes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Scolopacidae
Genus:Scolopax
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