AJP spotted these Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) in Hong Kong last week. They were lurking at the edge of a reed bed. That’s a male in front—see the golden eyestripe—with a much more brightly coloured female almost hidden behind—see the white eyestripe. The species, found across South-East Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Africa, is polyandrous with the male incubating the eggs and rearing the young.
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