Rostratulidae (Painted-snipes)

Family

Painted-snipes

Rostratulidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 60 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Greater Painted-Snipe
LC

Greater Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostratula benghalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
South American Painted-Snipe
NT

South American Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticryphes semicollaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Painted-snipes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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