page_title: Jack snipe
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: Jack snipe / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Ei von Zwergschnepfe. Sammlung von Jacques Perrin de BrichambautEnglish&#x3a;&#32; Egg of Jack Snipe. Collection of Jacques Perrin de BrichambautFrançais&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Œuf de Bécassine sourde. Collection de Jacques Perrin de Brichambaut
context_page_description: The jack snipe or jacksnipe 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.
context_section_description: Jack snipe can be secretive in their non-breeding areas and are difficult to observe, being well camouflaged in their habitat. Consequently, birdwatchers have developed a specialised technique for finding them. This involves walking through its marshy habitat until a bird is disturbed and flies up. Jack snipe will squat down and not flush from cover until an intruder is quite close. They then quietly fly a short distance before dropping back into vegetation.
caption: Jack snipe egg
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