Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

The jack snipe or jacksnipe is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes. Features such as its sternum and its continuous 'bobbing up and down' make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks.

Scientific name

Lymnocryptes minimus

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Green