White-bellied seedsnipe

White-bellied seedsnipe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Thinocoridae
Genus:Attagis
Species: A. malouinus
Binomial name
Attagis malouinus
(Boddaert, 1783)

The white-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis malouinus) is a species of bird in the Thinocoridae family. It is found in southwestern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Attagis malouinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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