Rostratula
| Rostratula | |
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| Greater painted-snipe | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Rostratulidae |
| Genus: | Rostratula Vieillot, 1816 |
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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
- 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.[1]
References
- Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, Rostratula (benghalensis) australis: an Endangered species?. Stilt 36: 26-34
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