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Seedsnipes
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family: Thinocoridae
4 species
open habitats of South America;
18-30 cm; bill strong, short, pointed; nostrils slitlike with operculum; wings long, pointed; tail short; legs short, toes long; terrestrial; walk and feed like sand grouse or doves, fly like snipe;
feed principally on invertebrates and vegetable matter;
males more colorful in 2 species; 4 eggs in scrape lined with plant material; monogamous; female incubation; biparental care of chicks
(Image taken from Hayman, P. J. Marchant, and Tony Prater. Shorebirds. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1986).