Australian Painted-snipe
Rostratula australis(Gould, J, 1838)
English (US) Australian Painted-snipe
The Australian Painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rostratulidae (Painted-Snipes) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: southeastern to northern Australia, mainly on coasts from southern South Australia (Eyre Peninsula) to northern QueenslandRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rostratula australis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Australian Painted-snipe
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhynchaea Australis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt4 App. p.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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