Terry Andrewartha / Male Painted snipe {Rostratula benghalensis} standing in marsh, Kenya. Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

Francois Savigny / Painted snipe {Rostratula benghalensis} male on nest with female beside, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India

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.

Christophe Courteau / Painted snipe {Rostratula benghalensis} Moremi GR Okavango delta Botswana

Tony Heald / Painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) male profile, Etosha National Park, Namibia, October

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

Richard Du Toit / Painted snipe {Rostratula benghalensis} Female, Savuti Chobe NP, Botswana