Australian Painted-snipe
Rostratula australis
ENEndangered Endemic to Australia
- Family
- Painted-Snipes (Rostratulidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Australian painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) is a medium-sized, long-billed, distinctively patterned wader.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern to northern Australia, mainly on coasts from southern South Australia (Eyre Peninsula) to northern Queensland.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Australian painted-snipe
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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