Seedsnipe

Seedsnipe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Thinocoridae
Genera

Attagis
Thinocorus

The seedsnipe are a South American family of group of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a herbivorous 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 scrape on the ground.

See also: Seedsnipe