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Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The greater painted-snipe is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae. It is found in marshes in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Rostratulidae
Genus:
   Rostratula
Scientific:
  Rostratula benghalensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.153

Protonym:
  Rallus benghalensis

Type locality:
  Asia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/172/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7516E6872967C181

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7516E687

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7516E687

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176464

Geographic range:

  • Rostratula benghalensis: locally in Africa, Madagascar, and Oriental region
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Greater Painted-snipe
Catalan:
Becadell pintat pàl·lid
Czech:
slučice pestrá
Danish:
Broget Riksesneppe
German:
Goldschnepfe
Spanish:
Aguatero Bengalí
Spanish (Spain):
Aguatero Bengalí
Finnish:
kultakurppo
French:
Rhynchée peinte
Croatian:
Šarena šljuka
Hungarian:
guvatszalonka
Icelandic:
Relluspýta
Italian:
Beccaccia dorata
Japanese (romaji):
tamashigi
Japanese:
タマシギ
Lithuanian:
Auksuotasis tilvikas
Dutch:
Goudsnip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Riksesnipe
Norwegian:
Riksesnipe
Polish:
złotosłonka bengalska
Portuguese:
Narceja-pintada
Portuguese (Portugal):
Narceja-pintada-grande
Russian:
Цветной бекас
Slovak:
slukovec zlatý
Serbian:
Šarena šljuka
Swedish:
rallbeckasin
Ukrainian:
Мальованець афро-азійський
Chinese:
彩鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
彩鷸

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rhynchée peinte ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Greater Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Greater Painted-snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rostratula benghalensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rostratula [benghalensis or australis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Goudsnip
Arabic: شنقب ملون كبير
Azerbaijani: rəngbərəng tənbəlcüllüt, rəngli bekas
Belarusian: Каляровы бакас
Bulgarian: Голям цветен бекас, Цветен бекас
Bengali: ফািংরা যাঙাচযাগা , বাংলা রাঙাচ্যাগা
Bengali (transliteration): bānlā rāṅācyāgā
Catalan: Becadell pintat gros, Becadell pintat pàl·lid
Cebuano: dasak
Czech: slučice pestrá, Slučice zlatá
Welsh: Gïach amryliw
Danish: Broget Riksesneppe
German: Goldschnepfe, Goldschnepfe-benghalensis
Greek: Ζωγραφιστό Μπεκατσίνι, Χρυσoμπεκατσίvo
English: Common Greater Painted-snipe, Greater Painted Snipe, Greater Painted-snipe, Painted Snipe
English (Australia): Greater Painted-snipe
English, HBW: Greater Painted-snipe
English (IOC): Greater Painted-snipe
English (Kenya): Greater Painted-snipe
English (United States): Greater Painted-Snipe
Esperanto: Orgalinago, Pentrita galinago, rostratula galinago
Spanish: Aguatero Bengalí
Spanish (Spain): Aguatero Bengalí
Spanish (HBW): Aguatero bengalí
Estonian: prillnerp
Persian: پاشلک رنگین , پاشلک رنگین (بنگالی)
Finnish: kultakurppo
French: Bécassine de Madagascar, Rhynchée peinte
Frisian: Goudsnip
Irish: Naoscach dhathannach
Galician: Narcexa pintada
Hebrew: חרטומית בנגלית
Croatian: Šarena šljuka
Hungarian: guvatszalonka
Indonesian: Berkikkembang Besar, Berkik-kembang besar, Burung Berkik-kembang Besar
Icelandic: Relluspýta
Italian: Beccaccia dorata, Beccaccino dorato comune
Japanese (romaji): tamashigi, Tama-shigi
Japanese: タマシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 玉鴫, 玉鷸
Mongolian, Halh: хараалжир
Korean: 호사도요
Korean (Transliteration): hosa-doyo
Kirghiz: кадимки түстүү эчкимаарак
Scientific: Rallus benghalensis, Rhynchaea capensis, Rhynchaea capensis capensis, Rostratula benghalensis, Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis, Scolopax caffra, Scolopax capensis
Lithuanian: Auksuotasis tilvikas
Latvian: karnevālsloka
Malagasy: Tatoka
Macedonian: Шарена бекасина
Malayalam: കാളിക്കാട
Mongolian: Өнгөт хараалж, Өнгөт хараалжир, хараалжир
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠦᠩᠭᠡᠲᠦ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠵᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Мариан зараг, Мяраан зараг
Mongolian (Transliteration): mariyaŋ zarag, myaraaŋ zarag, öŋg öt kharaalj, öŋg öt kharaaljir
Malay: Burung Meragi
Nepali: चित्रा·द
Dutch: Goudsnip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Riksesnipe
Norwegian: Riksesnipe
Polish: złotosłonka bengalska
Pinyin: cǎi-yù, huà-méi zhā
Portuguese: Narceja-pintada
Portuguese (Portugal): Narceja-pintada-grande
Rhaeto-Romance: Becassa dorada
Romanian: Becaţină pictată
Russian: Бекас цветной, Цветной бекас
Northern Sami: Golleviroš, Vuonccisviroš
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Raja Ulu-kaswatuwa
Slovak: slukovec zlatý
Slovenian: slokar
Serbian: Šarena šljuka, Šarena šumska šljuka
Swedish: Rallbeckasin
Swahili: Sululu Uzuri
Tamil: Mayil Ullan
Thai: นกโป่งวิด
Thai (Transliteration): nók pòoŋ-wít
Turkish: boyalı çulluk, Boyalıçulluk
Ukrainian: Мальованець афро-азійський
Uzbek: рангдор лойхўрак
Vietnamese: Chim Nhát hoa, Nhát hoa
Chinese: 彩鷸, 彩鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 彩鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 彩鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): 彩鹬

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