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Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus [Brünnich, 1764]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
JS , JACSN
EURING No:
5180
Number in Britain:
55 thousand birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
40 cm
Weight:
M/F: 55 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: limne =marsh + krupto =to hide
and L.: minimus =smallest
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Europe & n Asia, WINTERS: w&s Europe, c&s Asia, n&c Africa
Habitat:
Swamp & wet grassland
Diet:
Insects, molluscs, worms and plant material (esp seeds), probably nocturnal
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
10 to 100 thousand individuals
in 1987-92
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
c. 1600
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
13 to 24 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II* & III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
38 x 27 mm
Egg Weight:
14.0 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
Incubation:
17 - 24 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
Unavailable
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
2?
Number Ringed:
65
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
9yr4m
(Germany: 12yr 4m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B+
Wing Length
Adult:
115.5 ± 3.6
Range
110 - 121 mm, N =217
Juvenile:
115.1 ± 3.4
110 - 121 mm, N =160
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
58.74 ± 8.11
Range
47.00 - 73.00 g , N =192
Juvenile:
56.45 ± 7.65
45.50 - 69.60 g , N =148
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Gobhrag-bheag
Welsh:
Gïach Fach
Danish:
Enkeltbekkasin
Dutch:
Bokje
Finnish:
Jänkäkurppa
French:
Bécassine sourde
German:
Zwergschnepfe
Hungarian:
Kis sárszalonka
Icelandic:
Dvergsnípa
Irish:
Naoscach Bhídeach
Italian:
Frullino
Norwegian:
Kvartbekkasin
Polish:
Bekasik
Portuguese:
Narceja-galega
Spanish:
Agachadiza chica
Swedish:
Dvärgbeckasin
Local Names: St Martin's / Half Snipe
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Rouxel, R. 2000 Snipes of the western Palearctic Eveil Nature, St Yrieix sur Charente
[598.612 ROU]
See Also:
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