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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