Rostratula

Rostratula is a genus of painted snipes. It contains two species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.

Species

 * Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is found in marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia.
 * Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis) is a rare, nomadic and declining species found only in Australia (Lane & Rogers 2000)