Birds of Peru

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


Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus orbignyianus) Male
Aconcagua, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus) Female
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) Male
Peru
  Note more black and smaller size compared to Grey-breasted Seedsnipe.
   
Photograph by Dominic Sherony     Copyright and usage info

Least Seedsnipe
Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) Female
El Yeso, Chile  
   
Photograph by Marcelo Muñoz R.   © All Rights Reserved.



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