Good News for the Moluccan Woodcock


The Moluccan Woodcock, also known as Obi Woodcock, is a medium-sized forest wader. With it’s long dark bill and orange buff, this elusive, rare bird is evaluated as Endangered and has been on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. But according to new research conducted by Oxford University and Louisiana State University, the Moluccan Woodcock is ‘not so endangered’ after all.


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