Jack snipe: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the jack snipe lives – recorded in 25 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lymnocryptes minimus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	25 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	53.7 g (male organism, adult weight); 46.7 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the jack snipe live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the jack snipe in 25 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a jack snipe?

Wikidata records the following for the jack snipe: mass 53.7 g (male organism, adult weight); 46.7 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the jack snipe endangered?

The jack snipe’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the jack snipe?

The jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Lymnocryptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the jack snipe

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 and its continuous 'bobbing up and down' make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Jack snipe (revision 1315032266), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26711 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).