Seedsnipes (Thinocoridae)
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) - HBW 3, p. 544
French: Attagis de Gay
German: Rotbauch-Höhenläufer
Spanish: Agachona Grande
Other common names: Gay's Seedsnipe
Taxonomy: Attagis Gayi I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Lesson, 1831, Santiago, Chile.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- latreillii Lesson, 1831 - N Ecuador.
- simonsi Chubb, 1918 - C Peru (Lima) through N Chile and W Bolivia to NW Argentina (Jujuy).
- gayi I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Lesson, 1831 - Andes of Chile and Argentina, from Antofagasta and Salta S to Tierra del Fuego.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair on the ground Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 7 years ago 24 sec 4 -
Two birds feeding on the ground Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 7 years ago 27 sec 4 -
Four birds feeding on a riverbed Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 7 years ago 29 sec 4 -
adult on ground Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp simonsi)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2011 6 weeks ago 39 sec 3.8 -
A bird walking on the snow and foraging Locality La Cumbre, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp simonsi)
Frank Witebsky 2004 4 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Four birds walking and calling Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 7 years ago 17 sec 3.7
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Pair at top of pass near the antennae.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 3 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Individual at the top of the pass near the antennae.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 3 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
On the grass
Locality El Chaltén, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 36 weeks ago 3.9 -
In a snow field near Cerro Fitz Roy
Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
fleviez 14 November 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
Adult bird, seen from behind, standing on the ground shrouded in mist at Papallacta Radar masts.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp latreillii)
Pia Öberg 31 August 2005 23 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult bird, seen from the side, standing on the ground, shrouded in mist, Papallacta Radar masts.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp latreillii )
Pia Öberg 31 August 2005 23 weeks ago 3.7
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