American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A shorebird that lives in forests, the American Woodcock is most frequently encountered at dusk when the male's chirping, peenting aerial displays attract attention. Otherwise the superbly camouflaged bird is difficult to discover on the forest floor where it probes for earthworms.