Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) Science Article 1 abstract The biology of the Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus is poorly known and recent estimates of its population size are contradictory. To encourage ringing and marking studies of this cryptic species, we tested and improved a trapping technique in the Camargue during winter and migration periods. This capture […]
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Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Lymnocryptes minimus | [UK] Jack Snipe | [FR] Becassine sourde | [DE] Zwergschnepfe | [ES] | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Gallinago minimus Lymnocryptes minimus EU c, w OR, AF Physical charateristics Smallest snipe. large head, relatively short bill. Narrow […]