Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRostratulidae (Painted-snipes)
- GenusRostratula (Old World Painted-snipes)
- SpeciesRostratula benghalensis (Greater Painted-Snipe)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Painted-Snipe sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Painted-Snipe in Arusha National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Painted-Snipe sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Painted-Snipe in Arusha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Painted-Snipe in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.