''Rostratula'' is a genus of

painted-snipe The Rostratulidae, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: '' Rostratula'' and '' Nycticryphes''. Description The painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the ...

s. It contains two extant species distributed across

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and Australia.

Species

Extant Species

Fossils

*†'' Rostratula minator'' is an extinct species, described from

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.R. minator description, department of vertebrate zoology at Smithsonian Institution
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References

* Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, ''Rostratula (benghalensis) australis'': an Endangered species?. ''

Stilt Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates. They have extremely long legs, hence the grou ...

'' 36: 26-34 Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot {{Charadriiformes-stub