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| + | [[Image:Jack_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Carl+Baggott|Carl Baggott}} <br /> Photographed: Higher Moors, St Mary's, [[Isles Of Scilly]], [[England]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Lymnocryptes|Lymnocryptes]] minimus | ;[[:Category:Lymnocryptes|Lymnocryptes]] minimus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | *Mottled brown upperparts, paler underneath | |
| + | *Dark stripe through the eye | ||
| + | *Wings pointed and narrow | ||
| + | *Yellow back stripes visible in flight | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Common Snipe]] which is larger and has a longer bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds from coastal [[Europe]] (Atlantic coast - [[UK]] and [[Scandinavia]]; Mediterranean coast) to [[Siberia]]; winters to tropical [[Africa]], [[India]] and [[ | + | Breeds from coastal [[Europe]] (Atlantic coast - [[UK]] and [[Scandinavia]]; Mediterranean coast) to [[Siberia]]; winters to tropical [[Africa]], [[India]] and South-east [[Asia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
A monotypic species. | A monotypic species. | ||
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Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation. | Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Inclined to 'sit tight' only being flushed at the last minute | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, laying 3-4 eggs. | They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, laying 3-4 eggs. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. Diet includes insects and earthworms, also plant material. | These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. Diet includes insects and earthworms, also plant material. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Vocalisation== |
<flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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{{GSearch|Lymnocryptes+minimus}} | {{GSearch|Lymnocryptes+minimus}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:55, 16 March 2009
- Lymnocryptes minimus
Identification
- Mottled brown upperparts, paler underneath
- Dark stripe through the eye
- Wings pointed and narrow
- Yellow back stripes visible in flight
Similar Species
Common Snipe which is larger and has a longer bill
Distribution
Breeds from coastal Europe (Atlantic coast - UK and Scandinavia; Mediterranean coast) to Siberia; winters to tropical Africa, India and South-east Asia.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation.
Behaviour
Inclined to 'sit tight' only being flushed at the last minute
Breeding
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, laying 3-4 eggs.
Diet
These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. Diet includes insects and earthworms, also plant material.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
