NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sulawesi Woodcock
Scolopax celebensis Riley, 1921
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sulawesi woodcock (Scolopax celebensis) also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium-sized wader. It is larger and darker than Eurasian woodcock but with small reddish spots.
This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Little is known of its habits.
Wikipedia contributors, Sulawesi woodcock; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:36:33.557771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scolopax celebensis Riley, 1921
- Name authority
- Riley, 1921
- Common name
- Sulawesi Woodcock
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Scolopax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusScolopax Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesScolopax celebensis Riley, 1921
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scolopax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bukidnon WoodcockScolopax bukidnonensis R. S. Kennedy, T. H. Fisher, Harrap, Diesmos & Manamtam, 2001 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amami WoodcockScolopax mira E. Hartert, 1916 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan WoodcockScolopax saturata Horsfield, 1821 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American WoodcockScolopax minor J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moluccan WoodcockScolopax rochussenii Schlegel, 1866 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Guinea WoodcockScolopax rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176582 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VS4R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.