Rostratula

Rostratula
	Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Rostratulidae
Genus:	Rostratula; Vieillot, 1816
Species
	Rostratula benghalensis; Rostratula australis;
	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]

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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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