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Rostratulidae
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The Rostratulidae, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: Rostratula and Nycticryphes.
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Rostratulidae is a family of birds within the order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon is recognized as an accepted family in biological classification.
The family is associated with freshwater habitats. Records indicate that 92,661 occurrences have been documented. Additionally, one specific record is held by the institution NMV, though the country for this record is listed as unknown or invalid.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyRostratulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- Family
- Rostratulidae
- Collections
- NMV
- Recorded in
- Unknown Or Invalid
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Charadriiformes
- Image
- Greater Painted-snipe (Male) I2 IMG 9477.jpg
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- taxon name
- Rostratulidae
- Commons category
- Rostratulidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Rostratulidae
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- riksesnipefamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Phylogenetics
- Taxonomy
- Behaviour
- Feeding
- Breeding
- Conservation
- References
- External links
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 true snipes, but their plumage is much more striking. There is sexual dimorphism in both size and plumage, with the males being duller overall and smaller. All three species have large forward pointing eyes.
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