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Seedsnipe
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The Seedsnipe are a South American family of group of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet.
These birds look superficially like sparrows in structure and bill shape. They have short legs and long wings.
Their 2-3 eggs are laid in a shallow scape on the ground.
The species are
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe[?] Attagis gayi
- White-bellied Seedsnipe[?] Attagis malouinus
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe[?] Thinocorus orbignyanus
- Patagonian Seedsnipe[?] Thinocorus rumicivorus
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