Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis gayiGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I; Lesson, RP, 1831
English (US) Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
The Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Attagis gayi
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I; Lesson, RP, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Attagis gayi latreillii
- Attagis gayi simonsi
- Attagis gayi gayi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Attagis Gayi
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I; Lesson, RP, 1831
- Type locality
- Santiago, Chile.
- Original description
- Centurie zoologique, ou choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus (etc.) p.135 pl.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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