Jack snipe

For the dinghy, see Jacksnipe.

Jack snipe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Lymnocryptes
F. Boie, 1826
Species:
L. minimus
Binomial name
Lymnocryptes minimus
(Brünnich, 1764)
Range of L. minimus
  Breeding
  Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Scolopax minima Brünnich, 1764

The jack snipe or jacksnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes. Features such as its sternum make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks.[2][3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lymnocryptes minimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693133A86640472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693133A86640472.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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