Rostratula | |
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Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Rostratulidae |
Genus: | Rostratula Vieillot, 1816 |
Type species | |
Rostratula benghalensis | |
Species | |
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Distribution of Rostratula |
Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.
Species
Extant Species
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.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Australian painted-snipe | Rostratula australis Lane & Rogers, 2000 |
rare, nomadic and declining species found only in Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Fossils
- †Rostratula minator is an extinct species, described from Pliocene deposits in South Africa.[1]
References
- Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, Rostratula (benghalensis) australis: an Endangered species?. Stilt 36: 26-34