Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Lymnocryptes
Species
minimus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Britain,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows.
Distribution and Range
Breeds from Scandinavia to Siberia; winters in tropical Africa and SE Asia
Food
Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and by jabbing for aquatic insects, small crustaceans and some plant life.