Nick Garbutt / Greater painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) - male (left) and two females (right) - resting on edge of water. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Melvin Grey / Painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) adult female landing in mangrove swamp, Kotu area, The Gambia.

Melvin Grey / Painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) adult female landing in mangrove swamp, Kotu area, The Gambia.

Melvin Grey / Painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) adult male, Kotu area, The Gambia.

Tui De Roy / Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) female, Loisaba Wilderness, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) female and male, Loisaba Wilderness, Kenya

Nature Production / Greater Painted Snipe {Rostratula benghalensis} male and chicks, Kagawa, Japan

Lisa Asch / Greater painted snipe {Rostratula b benghalensis} Masai Mara, Kenya

Lisa Asch / Greater painted snipe {Rostratula b benghalensis} Masai Mara Kenya

Roland Seitre / Painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) male, wading in shallow water, Djoudj National Park, Senegal.

Bernard Castelein / Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) male, feeding in river, Allahein River, The Gambia.

Roland Seitre / Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) wading, Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal