Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Where is it found?
Wetlands
Diet and foraging method
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Feed on the ground by picking up invertebrates from the soil surface or probing into soft mud.
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Key adaptations
Very good camouflage colouration to protect against predators.
Long bill for probing into the ground and finding invertebrates deep within the ground.
Long bill for probing into the ground and finding invertebrates deep within the ground.
Social organisation and mating system
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Solitary or live in small groups
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Form socially monogamous pairs for breeding
Did you know that...?
The Jack Snipe is the worl'ds smallest snipe, males sound like galloping horse when they are try to attract females and when they are looking for food they walk with a spring in their step leading to their distinctive bobbing walk.
A group of snipes is called a "volley" or "whisper".
A group of snipes is called a "volley" or "whisper".
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Lymnocryptes minimus" by Dûrzan cîrano - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus.jpg#/media/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus.jpg
"Lymnocryptes minimus Sandwell 1" by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK - Jack Snipe 2. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus_Sandwell_1.jpg#/media/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus_Sandwell_1.jpg
"Lymnocryptes minimus" by Dûrzan cîrano - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus.jpg#/media/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus.jpg
"Lymnocryptes minimus Sandwell 1" by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK - Jack Snipe 2. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus_Sandwell_1.jpg#/media/File:Lymnocryptes_minimus_Sandwell_1.jpg
