Least seedsnipe
| Least seedsnipe | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Thinocoridae |
| Genus: | Thinocorus |
| Species: | T. rumicivorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz, 1829 | |
The least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) is a species of bird in the Thinocoridae family.
It breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and has been recorded in Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay and possibly Brazil. The range of the least seedsnipe is estimated to be about 1,300,000 km2.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of the least seedsnipe:[2]
- T. r. cuneicauda, (Peale, 1848): southwest Ecuador & coastal Peru
- T. r. bolivianus, (Lowe, 1921): southern Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile & northwestern Argentina
- T. r. rumicivorus, (Eschscholtz, 1829): Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Thinocorus rumicivorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Buttonquail, plovers, seedsnipe and sandpipers". International Ornothological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
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