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Australian Painted-snipe

Rostratula australis (Gould, J 1838)

The Australian painted-snipe is a medium-sized, long-billed, distinctively patterned wader. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1838)

Reference:
   Synopsis Birds Austral. Adj. Isl. pt4 App. p.6

Protonym:
  Rhynchaea Australis

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/182460#page/308/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8CB3B2194395E24F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8CB3B219

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8CB3B219

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824119


ENDANGERED

English:
Australian Painted-snipe
Afrikaans:
Kopersnip
Azerbaijani:
Avstraliya rəngbərəng tənbəlcüllütü
Bulgarian:
Австралийски цветен бекас
Bengali:
ি঄মস্ট্ররীয় যাঙাচযাগা
Catalan:
Becadell pintat australià
Czech:
slučice australská
Danish:
Australsk Riksesneppe
German:
Schmuckschnepfe
Esperanto:
aŭstralia orgalinago
Spanish:
Aguatero Australiano
Spanish (Spain):
Aguatero Australiano
Estonian:
austraalia nerp
Basque:
Mingor australiarra
Finnish:
australiankurppo
French:
Rhynchée d'Australie
Croatian:
australska šljuka
Hungarian:
ausztrál guvatszalonka
Italian:
Beccaccino dorato australiano
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariatamashigi
Japanese:
オーストラリアタマシギ
Lithuanian:
Australinis auksuotasis tilvikas
Dutch:
Australische Goudsnip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Australriksesnipe
Norwegian:
Australriksesnipe
Polish:
złotosłonka australijska
Portuguese:
Narceja-pintada-australiana
Portuguese (Portugal):
narceja-pintada-australiana
Russian:
Австралийский цветной бекас
Slovak:
slukovec hnedý
Serbian:
Australijska šarena šljuka
Swedish:
australisk rallbeckasin
Turkish:
Avustralya boyalıçulluğu
Ukrainian:
мальованець австралійський
Chinese:
澳洲彩鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲彩鷸

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rhynchée d'Australie ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Australian Painted-Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Australian Painted-snipe ( Rostratula australis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rostratula benghalensis australis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rostratula australis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a 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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Azerbaijani: Avstraliya rəngbərəng tənbəlcüllütü
Bengali: ি঄মস্ট্ররীয় যাঙাচযাগা
Bengali (transliteration): asṭrēlīẏa rāṅācyāgā*
Catalan: Becadell pintat australià
Czech: slučice australská
Danish: Australsk Riksesneppe
German: Australische Goldschnepfe, Schmuckschnepfe
English: Australian Painted Snipe, Australian Painted-snipe
English (Australia): Australian Painted-snipe
English, HBW: Australian Painted-snipe
English (IOC): Australian Painted-snipe
English (United States): Australian Painted-Snipe
Esperanto: aŭstralia orgalinago, Aŭstralia pentrita galinago
Spanish: Aguatero Australiano
Spanish (Spain): Aguatero Australiano
Spanish (HBW): Australian Painted-Snipe
Estonian: austraalia nerp
Finnish: australiankurppo
French: Rhynchée d’Australie, Rhynchée d'Australie
Croatian: australska šljuka
Hungarian: ausztrál guvatszalonka
Italian: Beccaccino dorato australiano
Japanese (romaji): o-sutorariatamashigi
Japanese: オーストラリアタマシギ
Kirghiz: Австралия түстүү эчкимаарагы
Scientific: Rhynchaea Australis, Rhynchaea capensis australis, Rostratula australis, Rostratula australis fitzroyi, Rostratula benghalensis australis
Lithuanian: Australinis auksuotasis tilvikas
Dutch: Australische Goudsnip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Australriksesnipe
Norwegian: Australriksesnipe
Polish: złotosłonka australijska
Portuguese: Narceja-pintada-australiana
Portuguese (Portugal): narceja-pintada-australiana
Russian: Австралийский цветной бекас
Slovak: slukovec hnedý
Serbian: Australijska šarena šljuka
Swedish: australisk rallbeckasin
Turkish: Avustralya boyalıçulluğu
Ukrainian: мальованець австралійський
Chinese: 澳洲彩鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲彩鷸

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