American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Scolopax
eBird Code
amewoo

Distribution

breeds temperate forest and edge from southwestern Alberta eastward to Maritime Provinces (south-central to southeastern Canada) and southward to southeastern Texas and northern Florida (southeastern USA); winters in southeastern USA

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.