Rostratulidae

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Rostratulidae is a small family of wading birds known as painted-snipes, characterized by their striking plumage and sexual role reversal in breeding behavior.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rostratulidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
billShape long bill ⓘ
slightly decurved bill ⓘ
bodySize small to medium-sized waders ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize small clutch ⓘ
commonName painted-snipes ⓘ
describedBy William John Swainson ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
molluscs ⓘ
worms ⓘ
distribution Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
South America ⓘ
eggAppearance cryptically colored eggs ⓘ
eyeFeature large eyes ⓘ
feedingBehavior wading ⓘ
foragingBehavior picking prey from water surface ⓘ
probing in soft mud ⓘ
genus Nycticryphes ⓘ
Rostratula ⓘ
habitat marshes ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasMember Nycticryphes semicollaris ⓘ
Rostratula australis ⓘ
Rostratula benghalensis ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
matingSystem polyandry ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
notableTrait sexual role reversal ⓘ
striking plumage ⓘ
order Charadriiformes ⓘ
parentalCare males care for chicks ⓘ
males incubate eggs ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern boldly patterned ⓘ
camouflaged upperparts ⓘ
relatedTo Jacanidae ⓘ
Scolopacidae ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy females compete for males ⓘ
sexualDimorphism females more brightly colored than males ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charadriiformes → containsFamily → Rostratulidae ⓘ
Charadrii → includesFamily → Rostratulidae ⓘ