Scolopax (Woodcocks)

Genus

Woodcocks

Scolopax

3 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eurasian Woodcock
LC

Eurasian Woodcock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scolopax rusticola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
American Woodcock
LC

American Woodcock

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Scolopax minor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Papuan Dusky Woodcock
LC

Papuan Dusky Woodcock

Bird

Scolopax rosenbergii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Woodcocks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
11 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
12 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
14 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
15 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
16 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
17 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
18 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
19 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
20 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
21 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
22 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
23 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
24 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
25 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
26 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
27 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
28 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
29 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
30 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
31 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
32 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
33 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
34 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
35 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
36 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
37 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
38 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
39 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
40 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%