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Australian Painted SnipeAlternate name(s): "Painted Snipe" ![]() Size: 24-30 cm; wing span 50-54 cm Weight: ca. 123 g (male); ca. 132 g (female) |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe;
note the prominent spots on the wings
(photo courtesy of
V. Collins)
[Narrabri Lake, NSW, October 2020]
Near-lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe;
note the prominent spots on the wings
(photo courtesy of
V. Collins)
[Narrabri Lake, NSW, October 2020]
Close-up lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Close-up lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Close-up lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe,
slightly different stance (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Close-up lateral view of a male Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a male Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Near-dorsal view of two male Australian Painted Snipes
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Dorsal view of a male Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Dorsal view of a male Australian Painted Snipe; here one can
see that this species has all-round
vision
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of an adult female Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[Near Terry Hie Hie, NSW, February 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a female Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[Near Terry Hie Hie, NSW, February 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a female Australian Painted Snipe;
the paucity of chestnut on the bird's head suggests that
it may still be immature
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Australian Painted Snipes in flight
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[50 km West of Moree, NSW, March 2013]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an Australian Painted Snipe; the emerging
fine barring and the sparsity of spots on the wings, the
dark lores and leading wing edge suggest that this may be
a juvenile moulting into female
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Lateral view of an immature female Australian Painted Snipe,
left, with a male on the right
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Lateral view of an immature female Australian Painted Snipe,
back, with a male in front
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
Near-dorsal view of an immature female Australian Painted Snipe
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kobble Creek, Lake Samsonvale, QLD, November 2019]
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Behaviour |
C. Hayne notes that Australian Painted Snipes have always been spotted in the presence of Red-kneed Dotterels. This may be due to similar habitat requirements.
Australian Painted Snipes in an
ephemeral wetland
(in this case a wet
fallow field)
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[Near Terry Hie Hie, NSW, February 2013]
Australian Painted Snipes in an
ephemeral wetland
(in this case a wet
fallow field)
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[Near Terry Hie Hie, NSW, February 2013]
Australian Painted Snipes on the edge of a wetland
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)