Attagis
| Attagis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Thinocoridae |
| Genus: | Attagis I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Lesson, 1831 |
| Species | |
Attagis is a genus of seedsnipe, a South American family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet.
These birds look superficially like partridges 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.
Attagis contains the larger two of the four seedsnipe species.
Species
- Rufous-bellied seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- White-bellied seedsnipe Attagis malouinus
References
- Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater ISBN 0-395-60237-8
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