Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae)

South American Painted-snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris) - HBW 3, p. 300

French: Rhynchée de Saint-Hilaire German: Weißflecken-Goldschnepfe Spanish: Aguatero Americano

Taxonomy: Totanus semi-collaris Vieillot, 1816, Paraguay.
Sometimes included in Rostratula, but exhibits marked differences in morphology and behaviour (see page 292). Monotypic.

Distribution: Paraguay E to SE Brazil and Uruguay, and S to C Chile and C Argentina.