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Greater Painted-snipe
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species of bird in the family Rostratulidae
OverviewAI-generated
The Greater Painted-snipe (*Rostratula benghalensis*) is a species of bird within the genus *Rostratula*. It is also referred to by the common names Goudsnip, Goldschnepfe, and Aguatero bengalí. This organism is classified as a resident breeder.
Its taxon range includes Indonesia, the Nanling Mountains, Africa, and Burkina Faso. The species has an IUCN conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. Physical characteristics include a mass of 152 and a wingspan of 52.5. Reproductive data indicates a litter size of 3.2 and an egg incubation period of 18.
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Species
Least ConcernGreater Painted-Snipe
species
Resident breeder.
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rostratula
- Mass
- 152
- Image
- Greater painted snipe female-kannur@kattampally birds - 16.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Rostratula benghalensis
- taxon name
- Rostratula benghalensis
- Commons gallery
- Rostratula benghalensis
- wingspan
- 52.5
- litter size
- 3.2
- egg incubation period
- 18
- taxon range
- Burkina Faso
- taxon common name
- Tatoka
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
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Encyclopedic overview
The greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a species of wader in the small painted-snipe family Rostratulidae. It widely distributed across Africa and southern Asia and is found in a variety of wetland habitats, including swamps and the edges of larger water bodies such as lakes and rivers. This species is sexually dimorphic with the female being larger and more brightly coloured than the male. The female is normally polyandrous with the males incubating the eggs and caring for the young.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greater Painted-snipe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.