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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
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