Jack snipe

A migratory bird of wetland habitat, it forages on the ground and is classed as an aquatic predator and a carnivore. It lays clutches of 4 eggs, 2 clutches per year, with an incubation period of 22.5 days, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Weight

46.7 g – 53.7 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

40 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

12.3 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

22.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

4src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The jack snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCharadriiformes
5. familyScolopacidae
6. genusLymnocryptes
7. SpeciesLymnocryptes minimus (Brünnich, 1764)

Synonyms Galinago minima, Gallinago gallinula, Gallinago minima, Lymnocryptes gallinula, Lymnocryptes minimus minimus, Philolimnos stagnatilis, Scolopax gallinago minor, Scolopax gallinula, Scolopax minima, Scolopax pusilla, Tringa pusilla

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LC, Least Concern

Eurasian woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Common snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Common redshank

Tringa totanus

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Common sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Scolopacidae

NT, Near Threatened

Eurasian curlew

Numenius arquata

Scolopacidae

CompareJack snipe vs Eurasian woodcockJack snipe vs Common snipeJack snipe vs Common redshankJack snipe vs Common sandpiper

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@misc{jack_snipe_2026,
  title = {Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jack-snipe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}