| Rostratula | |
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| Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Rostratulidae |
| Genus: | Rostratula Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| Distribution of Rostratula | |
Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.