Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Least ConcernThe Greater Painted-Snipe is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- Family
- Rostratulidae
- Group
- Shorebirds
- Range
- Greater Painted-Snipe Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent
- Population
- ≈ ~1M