Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

Taxobox
name = Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Charadriiformes
familia = Thinocoridae
genus = "Attagis"
species = "A. gayi"
binomial = "Attagis gayi"
binomial_authority = (Saint- Hilaire and Lesson, 1831)

The Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, " Attagis gayi", is a wader which is a resident breeding bird in the Andes of South America south from Ecuador.

It is a member of the seedsnipe family, a group of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet of seeds and other plant material. It is found in the high Andes at up to 4000 m, although it can occur as low as 2000 m in the south of its range. It is very hardy, and does not move downhill even in harsh conditions.

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, when on the ground, looks superficially like a partridge in structure and bill shape. It has short legs and long pointed wings, and looks much more like a wader or sandgrouse in flight. It is the largest seedsnipe at 29-31 cm in length and with a 19-21 cm wingspan.

The nominate race which breeds in Chile and Patagonia has scalloped pale rufous underparts, and reddish brown upperparts, with much barring. "A.g. latreillii" of Ecuador is deeper chestnut below and darker above. "A.g. simonsi" of Peru, Bolivia and northwest Argentina is intermediate in appearance.

The sexes are similar, and the juveniles are also very much like the adults, although even more heavily barred. The call is a harsh "tchaaa".

The Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe’s 2-3 eggs are laid in a shallow scape on the ground, and the young are able to walk and feed as soon as they are hatched. .

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* "Shorebirds" by Hayman, Marchant and Prater ISBN 0-395-60237-8

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=1571 Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe videos] on the Internet Bird Collection


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