(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 174.09 - Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) - 2015-144

Greater Painted-Snipe - another addition to the check-list of Dhanauri Wetlands, (50 KMs SSE of Delhi),

Greater Noida, India on 5th July 2015.

A Female this time.

Can we vote which of the two is more beautiful ?

In most species, the parental duties are shared by both parents.

In quite a few the Male performs no duty (more like the practice in India).

The Male of this species performs all the parental duty - therefore, my vote goes

to the male (I am not an MCP for sure)

Cheers.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
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