Amami woodcock
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The Amami woodcock (Scolopax mira) is a medium-sized wader. It is slightly larger and longer-legged than the Eurasian woodcock.
This species is a restricted-range endemic found only in forests on Amami Ōshima, Okinawa and Tokunoshima,[1] including some smaller, nearby islands (Kakeromajima and Tokashiki).[2] Due to the introduction of the invasive small Indian mongoose, their population has been declining.[3] Efforts to control the mongoose population have led to recovery of Amami woodcock, as documented on Amami where the mongoose has been successfully eradicated.[2] Insofar as its habits are known, they are similar to the Eurasian woodcock.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Amami woodcock was originally described as a subspecies of the Eurasian woodcock, due to a juvenile that resembled the Eurasian woodcock in coloration. Later, some argued that the Amami woodcock was a distinct species—Kobayashi in 1979 and Cramp & Simmons in 1983. Comparison between the two species revealed their distinct physical features, and led to the emergence of the Amami woodcock as a distinct species.[4]
References
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Further reading
Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater, Template:ISBN