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Grey-breasted Seedsnipe

Thinocorus orbignyianus

Least Concern
Flügelspannweite
27,8 cm
Gewicht
115,25 g
Familie
Thinocoridae
Ordnung
Charadriiformes

Über uns

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe: 22–25 cm, medium seedsnipe with grey breast, white belly, and cryptically patterned brown upperparts. Resident on high Andean puna and grassland from Peru and Bolivia to southern Chile and Argentina at 3,000–4,800 m. Seed and plant feeder. Sedentary. Males have a distinctive song flight displaying white tail feathers.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 27,8 cm 10.9 in
Gewicht 115,25 g 4.07 oz

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Gelegegröße

4

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Charadriiformes (Watvögel und Möwen)
Familie Thinocoridae
Genus Thinocorus
Arten Thinocorus orbignyianus

Distribution

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded
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External Databases

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Is the Grey-breasted Seedsnipe endangered?
The Grey-breasted Seedsnipe has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How big is the Grey-breasted Seedsnipe?
The Grey-breasted Seedsnipe has a wingspan of 27.8 cm, weight of 115.25 g.
What order and family does the Grey-breasted Seedsnipe belong to?
The Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Thinocoridae.

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