Jan 12

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
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Arequipa - Juliaca road at 4400 m.

Photo by hogsas

Perdicita cojón polluelo (Thinocorus orbingyianus)
Perdicita cojón polluelo (Thinocorus orbingyianus)
GREY BREASTED SEEDSNIPE. Cajón del Yeso, Diciembre 16, 2006. Mejor en Large size

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