Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Scolopax minor | American Woodcock 



ABBREVIATION : 
SCMI

COMMON NAMES : 
   American woodcock
   woodcock
   becasse
   wood snipe


TAXONOMY : 
The commonly accepted scientific name for the American woodcock is
Scolopax minor Gmelin.  Until recently the genus was Philohela [1].
There are no subspecies.


ORDER : 
Charadriiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The American woodcock is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as
a National Species of Special Emphasis [6].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, December 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1991. Scolopax minor. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Scolopax minor | American Woodcock