Common name:
Greater Painted Snipe
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Rostratula benghalensis
Order:
charadriformes
Family:
rostratulidae
fun facts:
The Greater Painted Snipe is a rare winter visitor to Ladakh. Newly recorded at Chushot in Ladakh It can be spotted camouflaged along slow-flowing, shallow rivers and marshes. The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tashi Angchuk Stanba, Thiksay
