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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Two birds feeding on the ground Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
Four birds feeding on a riverbed Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
Four birds walking and calling Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 17 sec 4.1 -
adult on ground Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp simonsi)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2011 1 year ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird walking on the snow and foraging Locality La Cumbre, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp simonsi)
Frank Witebsky 2004 5 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Two birds walking anf flying Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 28 sec 3.7
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Individual at the top of the pass near the antennae.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp latreillii)
Miriam Bauman 3 November 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Pair at top of pass near the antennae.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 3 November 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
On the grass
Locality El Chaltén, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (ssp gayi)
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 4 -
In a snow field near Cerro Fitz Roy
Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (ssp gayi)
fleviez 14 November 2008 4 years ago 3.9 -
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 1 year ago 3.8 -
Perched on pillow plant.
Locality Rucu Pichincha Volcano, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 30 September 2011 43 weeks ago 3.8
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A group of birds calling from the ground. Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
(ssp gayi)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2003 16 weeks ago 4
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