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 Semuliki National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Greater Painted-Snipe sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Painted-Snipe in Semuliki National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Painted-Snipe in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.