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Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), female, family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes, UP, India
The larger and more colorful females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). Males provide all incubation and paternal care.
photograph by Balaji Bhattacharya
Rostratula benghalensis by Ian White
Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), female, family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes, Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, India
The larger and more colorful females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). Males provide all incubation and paternal care.
photograph by Vishal Lokare
Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), female, family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes, Kolkata, India
The larger and more colorful females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). Males provide all incubation and paternal care.
photograph by Bijoy Adhikary
Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), L - female, R - male, family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes, Kashmir India
The larger and more colorful females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). Males provide all incubation and paternal care.
photograph by Ajay Kumar
Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), female, family Rostratulidae, order Charadriiformes, Gujarat, India
The larger and more colorful females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). Males provide all incubation and paternal care.
photograph by Nidhin Basheer
Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), male (back) and female (front), family Rostratulidae, Pathum Thani Rice Research Center, Thailand
Females are more colorful than the males. The females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates).
photograph by Sani Sansanee
Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), female, family Rostratulidae, WB, India
Females are more colorful than the males with Painted-snipes. The females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates).
photograph by Arkajit Chakraborty
