| Least seedsnipe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Thinocoridae |
| Genus: | Thinocorus |
| Species: | T. rumicivorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz, 1829
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The least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) is a xerophilic species of bird in the Thinocoridae family.
It breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. They are common across South America and have been recorded in Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, and as far away as Antarctica.[2] The range of the least seedsnipe is estimated to be about 1,300,000 km2.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland, but it can be found in habitats ranging from sandy beaches to the open steppe, and even some open deserts in northern Chile.[3][4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Thinocorus rumicivorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693046A93380643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693046A93380643.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Favero, M., & Silva, M. P. (1998). First Record of the Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus in the Antarctic. Ornitologia Neotropical, 10, 107-109.
- ^ Lane A. A. (1897) Field notes on the birds of Chili. Ibis 3, 297-3 17.
- ^ Ehlers, R., and M. L. Morton (1982). Metabolic rate and evaporative water loss in the Least Seed-Snipe Thinocorus rumicivorus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 73A:233–235.