Eurasian Woodcock
BIRDING ARAGÓNEurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
ES: Chocha perdiz
Description
L: 33-38cm; W: 55-65cm;
Wader of forest and solitary habits. Both sexes are similar, their cryptic plumage stands out, with gray upperparts with black and ocher stripes; gray underparts, finely crosswise streaked with brown; transverse black bands on crown; brown wings, with ocher stripes and clear tips; tail dark, with reddish edges; very long bill, darker at the tip and large, black eyes. Juveniles similar to adults, with fresh plumage.
- Observation difficulty: Hard
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Not threatened
- Hábitat: Forest
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Sobrarbe; Ribagorza; Comarca Central; Tarazona y el Moncayo; Campo de Cariñena y Valdejalón; Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín; Comunidad de Calatayud
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO; LOS VALLES; GALACHOS DE LA ALFRANCA DE PASTRIZ, LA CARTUJA Y EL BURGO DE EBRO; POSETS – MALADETA; VIÑAMALA; ALTO CINCA; COTIELLA – SIERRA FERRERA; EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS; SALVATIERRA – FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS; SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN; SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL; SIERRA DE CANCIÁS – SILVES; SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA; SIERRA DE MONCAYO – LOS FAYOS – SIERRA DE ARMAS; RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS; DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN
