Birds of the World

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes)  
Genus: Thinocorus (2 species)


Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus orbignyianus) Male
Range: SA: montane Peru to s Chile and Argentina
Aconcagua, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus) Female
Range: SA: montane Peru to s Chile and Argentina
El Yeso, Chile  
   
Photograph by Marcelo Muñoz R.   © All Rights Reserved.

A small bobwhite-like bird found in the high altitude puna and paramo habitat. Moves on the ground in groups of around six in low brush and flushes easily.

Least Seedsnipe
Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus rumicivorus) Male
Range: SA: lowland coastal sw Ecuador to n Chile, montane s Peru to nw Argentina, and lowland Patagonia
Rincon, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Least Seedsnipe
Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) Female
Range: SA: lowland coastal sw Ecuador to n Chile, montane s Peru to nw Argentina, and lowland Patagonia
El Yeso, Chile  
   
Photograph by Marcelo Muñoz R.   © All Rights Reserved.

Very small. Note black marks on chest and smaller size compared to Grey-breasted Seedsnipe.


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