Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

Described by: Bruennich (1764)
Alternate common name(s): European Jacksnipe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - Oct 11, 2005 © Aurélien Audevard  Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - Oct 29, 2007 © Aurélien Audevard  Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - Oct 29, 2007 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

N. Europe to w. Asia;
Ne. Scandinavia e. across n. Russia to e. Siberia (Kolyma River) s. to c. Russia and c. Siberia. Isolated populations in s. Sweden and n. Poland, n. Belarus and the Baltic States (Latvia).
Winters in British Isles s. through w. Europe, Mediterranean region and n. tropical Africa and e. through Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and India to s. China and Vietnam.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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