• Synonyms Common Greater Painted-snipe, Painted Snipe, Greater Painted Snipe
  • Old latin name for bird Scolopax caffra, Scolopax capensis, Rhynchaea capensis, Rallus benghalensis

Greater Painted-snipebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Thailand
  • 3.
    Female, song, © Stijn De Win
    Philippines
  • 4.
    Juvenile, © Sung Ming Chen
    Taiwan
  • 5.
    Song, © Chi-Hsuan Shao
    Taiwan
  • 6.
    Call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, © Stanislav Novotny
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call or song, © vir joshi
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Greater Painted-snipe

  • Breeding region Africa, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread inland Africa and tropical to subtropical (locally temperate) Asia: Africa and Madagascar; Indus Valley (c Pakistan) to s China, c Japan, Philippines and e Lesser Sundas

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGoudsnip
Arabicشنقب ملون كبير
Azerbaijanirəngli bekas, rəngbərəng tənbəlcüllüt
BelarusianКаляровы бакас
Bengaliবাংলা রাঙাচ্যাগা, ফািংরা যাঙাচযাগা
BulgarianЦветен бекас, Голям цветен бекас
Catalanbecadell pintat pàl·lid, Becadell pintat gros
Chinese彩鷸, 彩鹬
Chinese (Traditional)彩鷸
Croatianšarena šljuka
CzechSlučice zlatá, slučice pestrá
DanishBroget Riksesneppe
DutchGoudsnip
EsperantoPentrita galinago, Orgalinago, rostratula galinago
Estonianprillnerp
Finnishkultakurppo
FrenchBécassine de Madagascar, Rhynchée peinte
FrisianGoudsnip
GalicianNarcexa pintada
GermanGoldschnepfe, Goldschnepfe-benghalensis
GreekΖωγραφιστό Μπεκατσίνι, Χρυσoμπεκατσίvo
Hebrewחרטומית בנגלית
Hungarianguvatszalonka
IcelandicRelluspýta
IndonesianBerkikkembang Besar, Berkik-kembang besar, Burung Berkik-kembang Besar
IrishNaoscach dhathannach
ItalianBeccaccino dorato comune, Beccaccia dorata
Japaneseタマシギ
Korean호사도요
Latviankarnevālsloka
Lithuanianauksuotasis tilvikas
MacedonianШарена бекасина
MalagasyTatoka
MalayBurung Meragi
Malayalamകാളിക്കാട
Mongolianхараалжир, Өнгөт хараалжир, Өнгөт хараалж
Nepaliचित्रा·द
Northern SamiGolleviroš, Vuonccisviroš
Norwegianriksesnipe
Norwegian NynorskRiksesnipe
Persianپاشلک رنگین , پاشلک رنگین, پاشلک رنگین (بنگالی)
Polishzłotosłonka bengalska
Portuguesenarceja-pintada-grande, Narceja-pintada
RomanianBecaţină pictată
RussianБекас цветной, Цветной бекас
SerbianŠarena šumska šljuka, Šarena šljuka
Slovakslukovec zlatý
Slovenianslokar
SpanishAguatero bengalí
SwahiliSululu Uzuri
Swedishrallbeckasin
TamilMayil Ullan
Thaiนกโป่งวิด
Turkishboyalı çulluk, Boyalıçulluk
Ukrainianмальованець афро-азійський
Uzbekрангдор лойхўрак
VietnameseChim Nhát hoa, Nhát hoa
WelshGïach amryliw