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Scolopax anthonyi
Temporal range: Late Quaternary
Scientific classification
Genus:
Scolopax
Species:
anthonyi
Synonyms

Gallinago anthonyi (Wetmore, 1920) Scolopax anthonyi (Olson, 1976)

Scolopax anthonyi is a prehistoric species of woodcock in the family Scolopacidae that was once endemic to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Fossil remains were initially identified as belonging to a snipe of the genus Gallinago, but a re-analysis of the bones in 1976 indicated that they belonged to a woodcock. It has more osteological similarities to Eurasian woodcock than the American woodcock, a trait it shares with the extinct Scolopax brachycarpa of Hispaniola. Both of these species may have belonged to a distinct insular radiation in the Caribbean, which are now extinct.

Scolopax anthonyi had reduced wings compared to other species in the genus, indicating that it may have had a more terrestrial lifestyle. It likely lived in a forested habitat, as with extant members of the genus. Little is known about the cause for its extinction.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chocha puertorriqueña para niños

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