Amami Woodcock
Scolopax mira
Photo: Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A stocky, large-eyed nocturnal bird of forests on Amami-Oshima and northern Okinawa Island, probing the ground with its long bill for earthworms. A species with a limited range, it is endangered and protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Scolopax mira
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- アマミヤマシギ
- 简体中文
- 琉球丘鹬
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The Amami Woodcock is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Amami Woodcock is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as アマミヤマシギ).
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