South American Painted-snipe
Nycticryphes semicollaris
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South American Painted-snipe: 18–21 cm, secretive wader with cryptic brown-and-buff streaking and a white 'V' on the back. Inhabits dense marsh vegetation along rivers and lakes from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia and Brazil. Crepuscular and nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Not as well-known as Old World painted-snipes. Sedentary.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 20,6 cm | 8.1 in |
| Peso | 74,3 g | 2.62 oz |
Habitat & Range
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 15-18 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
2-3
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas) |
| Familia | Rostratulidae |
| Genus | Nycticryphes |
| Especies | Nycticryphes semicollaris |
Distribution
South American Painted-snipe has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Preguntas frecuentes
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Rostratulidae family