Jack Snipe
A species of Jack Snipes Scientific name : Lymnocryptes minimus Genus : Jack Snipes
Jack Snipe, A species of Jack Snipes
Botanical name: Lymnocryptes minimus
Genus: Jack Snipes
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Description
Adults are smaller than common snipe and have relatively shorter bill. Length is 18–25 cm (7.1–9.8 in), wingspan is 30–41 cm (12–16 in) and weight is 33–73 g (1.2–2.6 oz). 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. 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. 
Size
13 - 23 cm
Life Expectancy
5 years
Feeding Habits
Jack Snipe primarily indulges in insects, earthworms, and plant material. It showcases unique foraging by performing a distinctive 'sewing-machine' action. Adapted to probe soft soils, its diet is tailored to marshy habitats.
Habitat
Jack Snipe thrive in wetland habitats across broad geographic regions. For breeding, they favor the open marshes, floodplains, and bogs characteristic of forest tundra and northern taiga. Their nuanced habitat includes a mix of moist and waterlogged mudflats bedecked with tussocks and vegetation. Non-breeding habitats range through various brackish and freshwater environments that feature soft silty mud ideal for foraging. During colder periods, jack Snipe frequent the margins of rivers, streams, and inland meadows fed by springs.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
General Info
Distribution Area
Jack snipes are migratory, spending the non-breeding period in Great Britain, Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal Europe, Africa, and India. The jack snipe is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Their breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation in northern Europe and northern Russia.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Sandpipers Genus
Jack Snipes Species
Jack Snipe 
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