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Seedsnipe

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are their closest relatives. The plains wanderer in particular has a similar feeding ecology, although differs markedly in breeding biology. The family's common name is misleading, as they do not resemble true
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on small heads, and seeds do not form a major part of the diet. One species
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is however known to feed on the fleshy flower petal appendages of
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regions. The relationships with other families within the order
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Seedsnipes inhabit a variety of harsh environments, including
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species, the males have grey faces, necks and breasts.
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The family is divided into two 7: 291:are smaller, ranging in size from a 528:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00558.x 493:Handbook of the Birds of the World 25: 414: 388:(Saint-Hilaire and Lesson, 1831) 375: 60: 547:on the Internet Bird Collection 295:to a snipe, whereas the genus 767:Taxa named by John Edward Gray 1: 178:, in the collections of the 783: 299:are larger, the size of a 151: 146: 57:Scientific classification 55: 48: 39: 34: 469:Journal of Avian Biology 395:Rufous-bellied seedsnipe 344:rufous-bellied seedsnipe 201:which have adapted to a 50:Rufous-bellied seedsnipe 434:Grey-breasted seedsnipe 403:White-bellied seedsnipe 176:grey-breasted seedsnipe 445:Thinocorus rumicivorus 437:Thinocorus orbignyanus 264:Thinocorus rumicivorus 197:, of small gregarious 182: 721:Paleobiology Database 225:distribution, in the 173: 269:Calceolaria uniflora 180:Royal Ontario Museum 183: 749: 748: 708:Open Tree of Life 557:Taxon identifiers 452: 451: 427:Eschscholtz, 1829 406:Attagis malouinus 313:sexual dimorphism 168: 167: 142: 16:(Redirected from 774: 742: 741: 729: 728: 716: 715: 703: 702: 690: 689: 677: 676: 664: 663: 651: 650: 638: 637: 625: 624: 612: 611: 599: 598: 597: 584: 583: 582: 552: 545:Seedsnipe videos 532: 531: 511: 505: 484: 475: 465: 428: 418: 389: 379: 361: 311:. 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Index

Thinocoridae

Rufous-bellied seedsnipe
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Scolopaci
Thinocoridae
Gray
Attagis
Thinocorus

grey-breasted seedsnipe
Royal Ontario Museum
family
waders
herbivorous
genera
Attagis
Thinocorus
South American
Andean
Patagonian
Charadriiformes
plains wanderer
Australia

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