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)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Greater Painted-Snipe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Painted-Snipe in Moremi Game Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Painted-Snipe in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.