| Rostratula | |
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| Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Rostratulidae |
| Genus: | Rostratula Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| Distribution of Rostratula | |
Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Greater painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis(Linnaeus, 1758) | marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia. |
 | Australian painted-snipe | Rostratula australis(Lane & Rogers 2000) | rare, nomadic and declining species found only in Australia |
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R. australis may refer to:
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