Thinocorus
Thinocorus is a genus of seedsnipe, a South American family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet.
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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 |
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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. |
_(9499598312).jpg.webp) | Least seedsnipe | Thinocorus rumicivorus | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. |
References
- Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater ISBN 0-395-60237-8
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