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Species profile—Rostratula australis (Rostratulidae)

Classification

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

Photos

  • Map of Rostratula australis (Australian painted snipe) distribution - Butler, D. and Laidlaw, M.,DES,2012
  • Photo of Rostratula australis (Australian painted snipe) - Adams, D.,Douglas J. Adams ,2012

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Rostratulidae (Painted Snipes)
Species
Rostratula australis (Australian painted snipe)
Taxonomy Author
(Gould, 1838)
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) status
Endangered
Back on Track (BoT) status
Medium
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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