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Photo by Carl Baggott
Photographed: Higher Moors, St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly, England

Lymnocryptes minimus

Identification

Lymnocryptes minimus
Photo © by nanus
Sainte-gemmes-sur-Loire, France,
6 November 2009

Mottled brown upperparts, paler underneath
Dark stripe through the eye
Wings pointed and narrow
Yellow back stripes visible in flight
Habit of bobbing up and down even when otherwise standing still

Similar Species

Jack Snipe lacks the pale central crown stripe seen in for example 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

This is a monotypic species^[1].

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

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Jack Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Jack_Snipe

External Links

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-;Lymnocryptes minimus
+[[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]]]]
-[[Image:Jack_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Carl Baggott]]
+;[[:Category:Lymnocryptes|Lymnocryptes]] minimus
 ==Identification==
-Photographed: Higher Moors, St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly, England.
+[[File:Jack_Snipe_Flight_NAN.jpg|thumb|350px|right|''Lymnocryptes minimus''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nanus|nanus}}<br /> Sainte-gemmes-sur-Loire, [[France]],<br />6 November 2009]]
-The Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only one in the genus Lymnocryptes which is quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks (Thomas et al., 2004). Adults are smaller than Common Snipe and have relatively shorter bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye. The wings are pointed and narrow, and yellow back stripes are visible in flight. When seen, the distinctive bobbing movement, as if the bird is on springs, has an almost hypnotic quality.
+*Mottled brown upperparts, paler underneath
+*Dark stripe through the eye
-The head pattern of Jack Snipe differs from Common Snipe and other species in the genus Gallinago, in that there is no central crown-stripe; instead, there are two pale lateral crown-stripes, which are separated from the supercilium by an area of dark plumage.
+*Wings pointed and narrow
+*Yellow back stripes visible in flight
+*Habit of bobbing up and down even when otherwise standing still
+====Similar Species====
+Jack Snipe lacks the pale central crown stripe seen in for example [[Common Snipe]] which is larger and has a longer bill
 ==Distribution==
-Jack Snipes are migratory, wintering in Great Britain, Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal Europe, Africa, and India.
+Breeds from coastal [[Europe]] (Atlantic coast - [[UK]] and [[Scandinavia]]; Mediterranean coast) to [[Siberia]]; winters to tropical [[Africa]], [[India]] and South-east [[Asia]].
+==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Their breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation in northern Europe and northern Russia.
+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===
+{{ Audio|Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3 }}
-These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and earthworms, also plant material. They are difficult to see, being well camouflaged in their habitat.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}
-The male performs an aerial display during courtship, and has a song like a galloping horse. It is silent in winter.
+{{ref}}
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Lymnocryptes minimus" {{!}} "Jack Snipe"}}
+{{GS-checked}}
+<br />
+<br />
-Jack Snipe can be secretive on their wintering grounds, and as a result are difficult to observe. As a result of this, birdwatchers have developed a specialised technique for finding the species. This involves walking through its marshy habitat until a bird is disturbed and flies up. Jack Snipe will squat down and not flush from cover until the intruder is within a metre of the bird. They then fly a short distance before dropping back into vegetation.
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Lymnocryptes]]
-==Bird Song==
-<flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
-''[[Media:Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
-==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Lymnocryptes+minimus}}
-*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1190&Bird_Image_ID=1938&Bird_Family_ID=130 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-[[Category:Birds]]