Rostratula

Taxobox
name = "Rostratula"


image_width = 200px
image_caption = Greater Painted Snipe
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Charadriiformes
familia = Rostratulidae
genus = "Rostratula "
genus_authority = Vieillot, 1816
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Rostratula benghalensis"
*"Rostratula australis"
range_

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range_map_caption = Distribution of "Rostratula"

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

Species

*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)

References

* Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, "Rostratula (benghalensis) australis": an Endangered species?. "Stilt" 36: 26-34