- Attagis gayi
Identification
27–30 cm (10½-11¾ in); short legs, long pointed wings
- Scalloped pale rufous underparts
- Reddish brown upperparts
Distribution
South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Attagis gayi has three subspecies:
- A. g. latreillii:
- Andes of northern Ecuador
- A. g. simonsi:
- A. g. gayi:
- Andes of Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego
Habitat
Paramo, rocky slopes, scree, alpine tundra.
Behaviour
Monogamous; the chicks are precocial. The nest is a shallow scrape in the ground. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
Diet
Little is known about what they eat, apart from thorny and succulent plants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
- Thewebsiteofeverything
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-bellied_Seedsnipe