Family
Seedsnipes
Thinocoridae
4 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Charadriiformes
The seedsnipes are a small family, Thinocoridae, of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a herbivorous diet. The family is divided into two genera, Attagis and Thinocorus, each containing two species. The family has a South American distribution, in the Andean and Patagonian regions.
Species in this family
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- White-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis malouinus
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus