Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianusGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I; Lesson, RP, 1831
English (US) Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
UK name: Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
The Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus) 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
- Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
- English (UK)
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I; Lesson, RP, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Thinocorus orbignyianus ingae
- Thinocorus orbignyianus orbignyianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinochorus Orbignyianus
- 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.137,139 pl.48,49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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