Jack Snipe

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The Jack Snipe is a very small wader, smaller even than a blackbird. It breeds on the Scandinavian tundra and leads a secluded life.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymnocryptes_minimus

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1049387/maps

Scientific name:

Lymnocryptes minimus

Presence in western Europe:

Rare

More information

Size:

Blackbird

Birdtype:

waders

Main colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Beak colour:

Grey,

Brown

Beak shape:

Thin and long

Eyestripe:

Beige,

Light brown

Crown colour:

Dark brown

Breast colour:

Light brown

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

Light brown

Pattern:

Spotted

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Underwing colour:

Grey

Wing stripe colour:

Black

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Green

Leg shape:

Stilshort

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Snipe

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The Jack Snipe is a very small wader with a much shorter beak than the Common Snipe.