The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax. Only two woodcocks are widespread, the others being localised island endemics; most are found in the Northern Hemisphere, but a few range into the Wallacea. Their closest relatives are the typical snipes of the genus Gallinago. Description, ecology and use by humans These birds have stocky bodies, cryptic brown and blackish plumage and long slender bills. Their eyes are located on the… (More on Woodcock)