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 Jack Snipe  Lymnocryptes minimus


 

 Sonogram of Jack Snipe song

Kibymyra, Finnmark, Norway  70° 06' 20.5" N  29° 49' 45.5" E  26 June 2019  03:30h

Distant recording of song flight display from a Jack Snipe. Low frequency (0.4-1.4 kHz) rhythmic clucking (~8 elements/sec) pattern repeated for eight seconds. Often likened to a distant galloping horse.

Two different sequences (90 secs apart) edited together in this recording.

[File name: jacksnipe116826ecut] Click here for the MP3 file


     

 


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