Rostratula
Sign in to saveRostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyRostratulidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded89,151
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Rostratulidae
- Collections
- UMZC, DMNH, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, South Africa, [Taiwan], Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rostratulidae
- Image
- Greater Painted-snipe (Male) I2 IMG 9477.jpg
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- taxon name
- Rostratula
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Rostratula
- topic's main category
- Category:Rostratula
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Extant Species
- Fossils
- References
Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.
==Species== ===Extant Species===
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