Rostratula
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| Rostratula | |
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| File:Greater Painted-snipe (Male) I2 IMG 9477.jpg | |
| Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Rostratulidae |
| Genus: | Rostratula Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Rostratula benghalensis | |
| Species | |
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Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.
Species
[edit | edit source]Extant Species
[edit | edit source]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Greater painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia. Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Australian painted-snipe
File:Australian Painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) (8426819200).jpg |
Rostratula australis Lane & Rogers, 2000 |
rare, nomadic and declining species found only in Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Fossils
[edit | edit source]- †Rostratula minator is an extinct species, described from Pliocene deposits in South Africa.[1]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Rostratula.
- Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, Rostratula (benghalensis) australis: an Endangered species?. Stilt 36: 26-34
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