NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Amami Woodcock
Scolopax mira E. Hartert, 1916
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.
Amami woodcock on Amami Island, Kagoshima, Japan
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Open encyclopedia reference
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, including some smaller, nearby islands (Kakeromajima and Tokashiki).
Due to the introduction of the invasive small Indian mongoose, their population has been declining. Efforts to control the mongoose population have led to recovery of Amami woodcock, as documented on Amami where the mongoose has been successfully eradicated. Insofar as its habits are known, they are similar to the Eurasian woodcock.
Wikipedia contributors, Amami woodcock; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:48:34.182800+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scolopax mira E. Hartert, 1916
- Name authority
- E. Hartert, 1916
- Common name
- Amami 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 mira E. Hartert, 1916
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 |
| Sulawesi WoodcockScolopax celebensis Riley, 1921 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scolopax rusticola mira E. Hartert, 1916 E. Hartert, 1916 | synonym |
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=176581 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.
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:4VS4V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.