Javan Woodcock

The Javan woodcock (Scolopax saturata) is a small, long-billed bird in the family Scolopacidae. It is dark brown with a patterned back and measures from 29 to 31 cm (11 to 12 in); it weighs 189–220 g (6.7–7.8 oz). It is endemic to Sumatra and Java, where it inhabits montane forests at the elevation range of 1,500–3,000 m (4,900–9,800 ft). == Taxonomy == The Javan woodcock was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821 who collected a specimen near a mountain lake in Java at 2,100 m (7,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as rufous woodcock due to its coloration, or as Horsfield's woodcock. It is a member of the order Charadriiformes and family Scolopacidae. The Javan woodcock is a monotypic taxon. The New Guinea woodcock (S. rosenbergii) was formerly treated as a subspecies of it, as Scolopax saturata rosenbergii, but is now accepted as separate species. The calls of Javan woodcock differ from those of the New Guinea woodcock by an introductory harmonic, lack of pauses between repetitions and motifs in the song, and a longer duration of the third part of the song. == Description == The Javan woodcock is a small, dark bird with a long…