Thinocoridae
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Thinocoridae is a family of small, ground-dwelling South American birds known as seedsnipes, adapted to cold, open habitats and superficially resembling grouse.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to cold climates
ⓘ
adapted to open treeless landscapes ⓘ |
| billType | short bill ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| camouflageFunction | concealment in open habitats ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climatePreference | cool to cold regions ⓘ |
| clutchSize | small clutch (few eggs) ⓘ |
| commonName | seedsnipes ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Attagis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thinocorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
plant material
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distribution | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | ground-dwelling birds ⓘ |
| eggPlacement | scrape on ground ⓘ |
| endemicTo | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingGuild |
granivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| flightCapability | capable of flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground gleaning ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| habitat |
Andean puna grasslands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ cold open habitats ⓘ high-altitude grasslands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial walking and running ⓘ |
| morphologicalResemblance | grouse ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 2 ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental care (typical) ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | cryptic coloration ⓘ |
| primaryBiome |
montane grassland
ⓘ
steppe ⓘ |
| reproductiveSite | ground nest ⓘ |
| resembles | grouse in body form ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present in plumage in some species ⓘ |
| systematicPosition | shorebird lineage ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Thinocorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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