The Grey-breasted Seedsnipe is a member of the small family Thinocoridae. There are only 3 others.
It lives in the southern third of South America in grasslands and swamps.
Classification:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Thinocoridae
Genus: Thinocorus
Species: T. orbignyianus
Photos:
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Arequipa - Juliaca road at 4400 m.
Photo by hogsas
Perdicita cojón polluelo (Thinocorus orbingyianus)
GREY BREASTED SEEDSNIPE. Cajón del Yeso, Diciembre 16, 2006. Mejor en Large size
Photo courtesy of pablo_caceres_c
Perdicita cojón (Thinocorus orbignyianus)
GREY BREADSTED SEEDSNIPE. Cajón del Yeso, Diciembre 16, 2006. Mejor en Large size
Photo courtesy of pablo_caceres_c
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)
Photo courtesy of rgibbo3
Video:
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any video of this species to share here. If you know of one, please leave a comment with a link.
Commentary:
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