Birds Around Me 0172 - Greater Painted Snipe (भेंडलावा)

Birds Around Me 0172 - Greater Painted Snipe (भेंडलावा) - Rostratula benghalensis

- September 04, 2018

Greater Painted Snipe (भेंडलावा) - Rostratula benghalensis
Taken on June 26, 2018
Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)

Greater Painted Snipe (भेंडलावा) - Rostratula benghalensis (25 cm), is a medium-sized, plump wading bird. Long reddish-brown bill, slightly decurved at the tip, and distinct white or pinkish eye patch. Rounded, buff-spotted wings and a short tail. White of breast extends up around top of the folded wing. Females are more brightly colored than the male.

Identification: Unmistakable; long reddish-brown bill, slightly decurved at tip, distinct white or pinkish eye patch.

Bird Facts: they are unusually quiet and often referred to in folk tales as a spy with colorful eyes and make-up. First time I saw this bird was in 2010, when I went to Khajuraho and our driver mockingly said “crime master gogo” birds are there around fields near by.

Where: well-vegetated jheels, marshes, paddy fields, the edge of lakes, ponds.

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