Birds of the World

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


Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi latreillii)
Range: SA: montane n, c Ecuador to se Chile and sw Argentina (to s Santa Cruz Province)
Papallacta, Ecuador  
   
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A large quail-like bird in the family of shorebirds. Found at very high altitudes from Ecuador to Argentina/Chile.

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White-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis malouinus)
Range: SA: high-montane s Chile and Rio Negro (wc Argentina) to Cape Horn
   




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