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| − | + | [[Image:Jack_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Carl Baggott <br/> Photographed: Higher Moors, St Mary's, [[Isles Of Scilly]], [[England]]]] | |
| − | [[Image:Jack_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Carl Baggott <br/> Photographed: Higher Moors, St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly, England | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. Dark stripe through the eye. The wings are pointed and narrow, and yellow back stripes are visible in flight. | + | Body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. Dark stripe through the eye. The wings are pointed and narrow, and yellow back stripes are visible in flight. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Breeds from coastal [[Europe]] (Atlantic coast - [[UK]] and [[Scandinavia]]; Mediterranean coast) to [[Siberia]]; winters to tropical [[Africa]], [[India]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation. | Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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. | ||
| − | 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. |
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==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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{{GSearch|Lymnocryptes+minimus}} | {{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] | *[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]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Lymnocryptes]] |
Revision as of 02:02, 23 July 2008
- Lymnocryptes minimus
Identification
Body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. Dark stripe through the eye. The wings are pointed and narrow, and yellow back stripes are visible in flight.
Distribution
Breeds from coastal Europe (Atlantic coast - UK and Scandinavia; Mediterranean coast) to Siberia; winters to tropical Africa, India and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation.
Behaviour
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, laying 3-4 eggs.
These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. Diet includes insects and earthworms, also plant material.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Lymnocryptes minimus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
