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 Ruaha National Park
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Greater Painted-Snipe at Ruaha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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