Rostratula Explained

Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.

Species

Fossils

• †Rostratula minator is an extinct species, described from Pliocene deposits in South Africa.^[1]

References

• Lane, B.A.; & Rogers, D.I. (2000). The Australian Painted Snipe, Rostratula (benghalensis) australis: an Endangered species?. Stilt 36: 26-34

Notes and References

1. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/6523/1/VZ_215_Pliocene_Rostratula.pdf R. minator description, department of vertebrate zoology at Smithsonian Institution