painted snipe
See also: painted-snipe
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painted snipe (plural painted snipes or painted snipe)
- Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
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- Australian painted snipe (Rostratula australis)
- greater painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
- South American painted snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris)
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bird of the family Rostratulidae
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References edit
- painted snipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rostratulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rostratulidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons