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Seedsnipe

Seed Snipes
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 vegetarian 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 scape on the ground.

The species are