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Least Seedsnipe

Thinocorus rumicivorus

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Primary Traits

FamilyThinocoridae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatGrassland
DietPlant
FlightFlies
Average mass

54.8 g

Elevation

0 m - 400 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Thinocorus rumicivorus

English name

Least Seedsnipe

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Thinocoridae

Genus

Thinocorus

Species

rumicivorus

Data source

HBW3, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

54 g

Maximum female mass

64 g

Minimum male mass

48 g

Maximum male mass

55 g

Minimum unsexed mass

48 g

Maximum unsexed mass

60 g

Average mass

54.8 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

400 m

Maximum elevation

4,600 m

Elevation range

400 m

Typical elevation

200 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Grassland

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Plant

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

4

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

26 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

49 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

49 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory