Thinocorus
Thinocorus | |
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Thinocorus orbignyianus and Thinocorus rumicivorus from The birds of South America | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Thinocoridae |
Genus: | Thinocorus Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Species | |
Thinocorus is a genus of seedsnipe, a South American family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet.
These birds look superficially like partridges in structure and bill shape. They have short legs and long wings. Their 2 or 3 eggs are laid in a shallow scrape on the ground.
Thinocorus contains the smaller two of the four seedsnipe species.
Species[]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Grey-breasted seedsnipe | Thinocorus orbignyanus | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. |
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Least seedsnipe | Thinocorus rumicivorus | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. |
References[]
- Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater ISBN 0-395-60237-8
Categories:
- Thinocorus
- Bird genera