American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusScolopax (Woodcocks)
- SpeciesScolopax minor (American Woodcock)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Woodcock in Acadia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Woodcock sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 137 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Woodcock in Acadia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for American Woodcock in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.