The Amami Woodcock is a large ground-dwelling shorebird of broadleaf forests in the Amami Islands and northern Okinawa Island. Its dark plumage and long legs blend into the forest floor.
It is darker than Eurasian Woodcock, with longer legs and a thicker bill base. Bare pinkish skin around the eye can be visible but is not apparent in winter.
It displays on the ground and in circular aerial flights. When approached, it may flush forward from the forest floor.
It nests on the forest floor and lays 2–4 eggs. Young have been observed as early as mid-March and are commonly seen from April to June.
It probes the ground with its sensitive bill-tip for earthworms. It also feeds in forest during daylight and emerges onto forest roads at night, with more road appearances on brighter moonlit nights.
Black bars cross the crown, with dark stripes through the eye and along the cheek. Broad longitudinal bands mark the back, while fine brown bars cross the breast and belly.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.