Species profile—Rostratula australis (Australian painted-snipe)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Rostratulidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=rostratulidae ) (painted snipe) → Rostratula australis (Australian painted-snipe)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1883&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1883&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1883 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)
- Class
- Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)
- Family
- Rostratulidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Map
- View Map ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/17625?f=.png )
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Rostratula%20australis )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Rostratula%20australis#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ROSTRATULA%2BAUSTRALIS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1883 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1883 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
