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Family Name : Rostratulidae
Common Name : Painted-Snipe - Scientific Name : Rostratula benghalensis ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Painted-Snipe - Scientific Name : Rostratula benghalensis ‹‹ Go Back
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: Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Other names
: Greater Painted-Snipe
Taxonomy & status
: sp R benghalensis resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 11th December 2011
Equipment
: Canon 7D with canon 400 f2.8 lens & 1.4X converter
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: Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Other names
: Greater Painted Snipe
Taxonomy & status
: sp R benghalensis resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Vankalai Sanctuary, Mannar
Date
: 9th November 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Other names
: Greater Painted Snipe
Taxonomy & status
: sp R benghalensis resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Vankalai Sanctuary, Mannar
Date
: 9th November 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Other names
: Greater Painted Snipe
Taxonomy & status
: sp R benghalensis resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male with chicks
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Vankalai Sanctuary, Mannar
Date
: 28th Janury 2013
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Other names
: Pin-tailed Snipe
Taxonomy & status
: sp G stenura winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 17th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 1DX with Canon 500 f4 and Canon 1.4X converter
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