Meet The World's Slowest Bird
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The American woodcock is the slowest-flying bird in the world, with a top speed of 8 km per hour during courtship displays
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The American woodcock is a short-legged, plump shorebird with a long bill and mottled brown feathers that help it blend into the forest floor
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American woodcocks are about the size of a mourning dove, weighing 6-12 pounds and measuring 10-12 inches long, including their bill
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The male woodcock performs a spiralling flight that can reach heights of 60-90 meters. He then flutters back to the starting point
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Woodcocks are migratory birds that migrate at night in small flocks or individually, flying at low altitudes
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Their migration is leisurely compared to other birds, and they begin to migrate in October
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They have a greyish-brown head with black bars on the crown, a buffy face, and light gray neck and back
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Their wings are broad and rounded, and their underparts are buffy to almost orange
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