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Species profile—Rostratula australis (Australian painted-snipe)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Rostratulidae (painted snipe) → Rostratula australis (Australian painted-snipe)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Rostratulidae (painted snipe)
Scientific name
Rostratula australis (Gould, 1838)
Common name
Australian painted-snipe
Type reference
Gould, J. (1838). A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands. Part 4. The author, London.
WildNet taxon ID
1883
Synonym(s)
Rostratula benghalensis
Rostratula benghalensis australis
Rhynchaea australis
Alternate name(s)
Australian painted snipe
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1883.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024