Australian painted-snipe
Rostratula australis (Gould, 1838)
The Australian painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) is a species in the family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 121 g to 140 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the Australian painted-snipe
- Weight
- 121 g – 140 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 50 cm – 54 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.88src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the Australian painted-snipe?
Where does the Australian painted-snipe live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The Australian painted-snipe is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the Australian painted-snipe?
The Australian painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) is a medium-sized, long-billed, distinctively patterned wader.
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Is the Australian painted-snipe endangered?
The Australian painted-snipe is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the Australian painted-snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyRostratulidae
- genusRostratula
- SpeciesRostratula australis (Gould, 1838)
Synonyms Rhynchaea australis, Rhynchaea capensis australis, Rostratula australis fitzroyi, Rostratula benghalensis australis
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Australian painted snipeEnglish
- جوانة أستراليةArabic
- شنقب ملون أستراليArabic
- becadell pintat australiàCatalan
- slučice australskáCzech
- Australsk RiksesneppeDanish
- SchmuckschnepfeGerman
- Australische Bunt-GoldschnepfeGerman
- Australische GoldschnepfeGerman
- aŭstralia orgalinagoEsperanto
- Aŭstralia buntgalinagoEsperanto
- Aguatero australianoSpanish
- austraalia nerpEstonian
- پاشلک شالگردنی استرالیاییPersian
- australiankurppoFinnish
- Rhynchée d'AustralieFrench
- Rhynchée d’AustralieFrench
- australska šljukaCroatian
- ausztrál guvatszalonkaHungarian
- Beccaccia dorata australianaItalian
- Beccaccino dorato australianoItalian
- オーストラリアタマシギJapanese
- australinis auksuotasis tilvikasLithuanian
- Australische GoudsnipDutch
- australriksesnipeNorwegian
- złotosłonka australijskaPolish
- narceja-coloridaPortuguese
- narceja-pintada-australianaPortuguese
- Австралийский цветной бекасRussian
- slukovec hnedýSlovak
- Australijska šarena šljukaSerbian
- australisk rallbeckasinSwedish
- Avustralya BoyalıçulluğuTurkish
- мальованець австралійськийUkrainian
- Nhát hoa ÚcVietnamese
- 澳洲彩鷸Chinese
- 澳洲彩鹬Chinese
Relatives of the Australian painted-snipe
Other species in the same genus Rostratula.
Greater painted-snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
CompareAustralian painted-snipe vs Greater painted-snipeAustralian painted-snipe vs Rostratula pulia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Australian painted-snipe?
An adult Australian painted-snipe weighs 121 g – 140 g and has a wingspan of 50 cm – 54 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the Australian painted-snipe live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the Australian painted-snipe for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the Australian painted-snipe endangered?
The Australian painted-snipe is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the Australian painted-snipe?
The Australian painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) belongs to the family Rostratulidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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