India
Greater Painted-snipe
India
Low
Priority
Priority

Greater Painted-snipe
Rostratula benghalensis

Long-term Trend:
Trend Inconclusive

Current Annual Trend:
Stable

Distribution Range Size:
Large
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-38.34
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-49.09, -24.66)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-1.19
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-2.86, 0.49)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
9,31,040
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(930,190, 931,890)
Migratory Status
Resident
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/grpsni1/. Accessed on 2025-03-26.
National Trend
State Trends
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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