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Thinocorus

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = ''Thinocorus'' | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordate Chordata | classis = bird Aves | ordo = Charadriiformes | familia = Thinocoridae | genus = '''''Thinocorus''''' | subdivision_ranks = Genus | subdivision = * ''Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyanus'' * ''Patagonian Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus'' }} ''''' Thinocorus ''''' is a genus of seedsnipe, a South American family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet. These birds look superficially like partridges in structure and bill shape. They have short legs and long wings. Their 2-3 eggs are laid in a shallow scrape on the ground. ''''' Thinocorus ''''' contains the smaller two of the four seedsnipe species.

Reference
*''Shorebirds'' by Hayman, Marchant and Prater ISBN 0-873403-19-4 category:thinocoridae