Birds of the World - Thinocorus


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 (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 (Thinocorus rumicivorus rumicivorus) Male Range: SA: lowland coastal sw Ecuador to n Chile, montane s Peru to nw Argentina, and lowland Patagonia Rincon, Argentina
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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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