woodcock snipe vs American woodcock

woodcock snipe and American woodcock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
woodcock snipe	Yes	No	No	No
American woodcock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woodcock snipe and American woodcock are synonyms defined as:

woodcock snipe and American woodcock: small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird

Other synonyms of woodcock snipe include Philohela minor.

woodcock snipe (noun)	American woodcock (noun)
small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird	small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe