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     Painted Snipe  / חרטומית בנגלית / Rostratula benghalensis
 
What they eat Insects,worms
Preferred habitat swampy areas , mudflats , fish ponds and sewage ponds surrounded with well growen vegetation
Status Very rare spring and summer Breeding visitor to north and western Israel
Recommended place to see Eyn Hahoresh fish ponds
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