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Thinocorus
Sign in to saveThinocorus is a genus of seedsnipe, a South American family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet.
Species
Least Seedsnipe
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyThinocoridae
Observations720
Observations recorded32,176
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 32
- Family
- Thinocoridae
- Collections
- CMNH, ROM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Peru, Chili, Argentine
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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.
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