Most of you may know the woodcock from the funny videos of how they walk, but how much do you actually know about these amazing birds? Learn all kinds of woodcock facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files. We'll discuss their strut as well as where they live. We'll talk about their favorite habitats and what their predators are. We'll describe their special eyes and how protective woodcock mothers can be!

Scientific Name: Genus Scolopax
Range: eastern North America as well as Eurasia including island countries like Japan and New Guinea
Habitat: dense forest and open grasslands with scattered woods
Size: average 11oz (312g) in weight and have 1.8 foot (55cm) wingspans
Diet: earthworms, snails, spiders, flies, millipedes, and more
Threats: peregrine falcons, hawks, owls, skunks, raccoons, crows, snakes, and more
Lifespan: 8 years

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Woodcock RANGE 0:00
Woodcock SNIPE 0:14
Woodcock HABITAT 0:24
Woodcock CALL 0:59
Woodcock BREEDING 1:10
Woodcock BABIES 1:20
Woodcock NAMES and SIZE 1:56
Woodcock DIET 2:22
Woodcock WALK 2:39
Woodcock THREATS 2:57
Woodcock EYES 3:14
Thanks / Outro 3:29


Image and Video Credits:
Jason Thompson https://flickr.com/photos/79492850@N0...
Craig Nash https://flickr.com/photos/peregrinebi... ; https://flickr.com/photos/peregrinebi...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquaters https://flickr.com/photos/usfwshq/408...
Don Henise https://flickr.com/photos/kiskadee_3/...
John Flannery https://flickr.com/photos/drphotomoto...
Yaffa Phillips https://flickr.com/photos/yaffamedia/...
Kalle Pihelgas https://vimeo.com/291673531
Maine Audubon Media    • Woodcock Displays  
Leanne Grieves    • American Woodcock doing the funky dance  
Linda Rockwell    • American Woodhen and Chicks at The Bi...  

Research Credits:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://animalia.bio/eurasianwoodcock
https://animalia.bio/americanwoodcock
https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/a...
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdsandwil...
https://ebird.org/species/duswoo3
https://ebird.org/species/molwoo1
https://ebird.org/species/bukwoo1
https://ebird.org/species/duswoo4
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
   • Observing a Woodcock Singing Ground  
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2021/0...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodcock

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