Philohela


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Related to Philohela: Philohela minor, woodcock snipe
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Noun1.Philohela - American woodcocksPhilohela - American woodcocks      
genus Philohela
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
American woodcock, Philohela minor, woodcock snipe - small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
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In regards to "Woodcock Woes": just so you know, the Latin name for American woodcock is not Philohela minor, but rather Scolopax minor (it was changed since Woolner wrote his book).
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Crepuscular behavior of American woodcock (Philohela minor Gmelin) and summer and fall habitat utilization by females in northeastern Minnestoa.--PhD dissertation, University of Minnesota, St.
Foraging location quality as a predictor of fidelity to a diurnal site for adult female American woodcock Scolopax minor
* "Little lover of swamps or bogs"--translation of former scientific name, Philohela minor
Every call counts: biologists use singing-ground survey to monitor woodcock populations

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