Species profile
White-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis malouinus
Quick answer
breeds from southwestern Argentina (north to western Río Negro) and southern Chile (Magallanes) to Cape Horm; winters to lower elevations in southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Staten Island
- Scientific name
- Attagis malouinus
- Family
- Thinocoridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Attagis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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