Greater Painted-Snipe

Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Samburu National Reserve
18 Verified sightings at Samburu National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,760 Verified sightings across all 59 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Greater Painted-Snipe

The greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a species of wader in the small painted-snipe family Rostratulidae. It widely distributed across Africa and southern Asia and is found in a variety of wetland habitats, including swamps and the edges of larger water bodies such as lakes and rivers. This species is sexually dimorphic with the female being larger and more brightly coloured than the male. The female is normally polyandrous with the males incubating the eggs and caring for the young.

The greater painted-snipe was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the rails in the genus Rallus and coined the binomial name Rallus benghalenis. Linnaeus based his account on the "Bengall water rail" that had been described and illustrated in 1738 by the English naturalist Eleazar Albin in his A Natural History of Birds. Albin had examined a drawing that had been sent to the English silk-pattern designer Joseph Dandridge from Bengal. The greater painted-snipe is now placed with the Australian painted-snipe in the genus Rostratula that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Crowned Lapwing
LC

Crowned Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Somali Courser
LC

Somali Courser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cursorius somalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spotted Thick-knee
LC

Spotted Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Three-banded Courser
LC

Three-banded Courser

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Water Thick-knee
LC

Water Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus vermiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
African Snipe
LC

African Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago nigripennis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blacksmith Lapwing
LC

Blacksmith Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus armatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~10%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
19 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
30 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
36 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
38 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
39 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
40 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
41 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
42 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
46 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
47 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
49 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
50 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
51 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
52 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
53 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
54 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
55 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
56 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
57 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
58 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
59 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Painted-Snipe in Samburu National Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Painted-Snipe sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Painted-Snipe in Samburu National Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Greater Painted-Snipe in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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