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WetlandPlatform nestMedium · 77 g
ID tip
Head and neck dark red-brown with a yellow stripe on the crown; upperparts dark grey-brown, spotted white; underparts white. Although the female may be slightly larger and brighter, in contrast to the two other species in the family, the South American painted-snipe is not strongly sexually dimorphic. It has a relatively long, decurved, bill. It has webbed feet, also a difference from the other painted snipe. Measurements: 19–23 cm in length; 65–86 g in weight. Voice: A hoarse, hissing "wee-oo" has been recorded from birds in captivity.
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When to see the South American Painted-snipe
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the South American Painted-snipe
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the South American Painted-snipe
The South American painted-snipe, or lesser painted-snipe, is a shorebird in the family Rostratulidae. There are two other species in its family, the Australian painted-snipe and the greater painted-snipe.
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Easily confused with
Australian Painted-snipeRostratula australisThe head, neck and upper breast is chocolate brown (in the male, dark grey with a buff median stripe on the crown), fading to rufous in the centre of the hindneck and merging to dark, barred grey on the back.
Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensisThe greater painted-snipe is a medium-sized shorebird with an overall length of 23–28 cm (9.1–11.0 in).
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