Greater Painted Snipe
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| Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis, is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae. It is found in marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia. These birds do not migrate and mate in a period between April and July. They eat grubs and insects mainly but if struggling for food may eat lizards.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Rostratula benghalensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 8/11/2007
They are small!
