Rostratula

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Kingdom Animalia Order Charadriiformes Scientific name Rostratula Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Rostratulidae Higher classification Painted-snipe

Similar Greater painted‑snipe, Painted‑snipe, Bird, Australian painted‑snipe, South American painted‑snipe

Australian painted snipe rostratula australis

Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.

Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is found in marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia.

Australian painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) is a rare, nomadic and declining species found only in Australia (Lane & Rogers 2000)

†Rostratula minator is an extinct species, described from Pliocene deposits in South Africa.

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