Jack snipe
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For the dinghy, see Jacksnipe.
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]
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Jack snipe | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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