Least ConcernVillage Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Birds · Charadriiformes · Rostratulidae
Rostratula benghalensis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The greater painted-snipe is a wetland wader of Africa and Asia with a cryptic pattern of ochres, greens and whites and a long, slightly downcurved bill. It is crepuscular and extraordinarily unobtrusive: it crouches motionless among the vegetation and flies only at the last instant. Like the Eurasian dotterel, it has reversed sex roles, and the female is the larger and more colourful of the pair.
Weight
90 g – 200 g
Size
23 cm – 28 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Greater Painted-Snipe — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about greater painted-snipe.
