I immediately thought of ptarmigans of northern Europe when I encountered this rufous-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis gayi). It is in fact a short-legged wader living on plants and seeds. It sounds like this: Last updated on 8 November 2024Ecuador Related Posts Laguna CañapaBoliviaSiloli desertBirds 15 Nov 2012Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)by morten Costa RicaBirdsMomotidae 11 Nov 2018Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)by morten SattalIndiaUttarakhandMuscicapidaeBirds 26 Apr 2018Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)by morten EcuadorBirdsTrochilidae 21 Nov 2018Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)by morten EcuadorBirdsTrochilidae 17 Nov 2018White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)by morten BrazilItatiaia National ParkPsittacidaeBirds 22 Nov 2013Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)by morten BrazilItatiaia National ParkFringillidaeBirds 23 Nov 2013Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis)by morten PantanalBrazilFazenda San FransiscoBirdsGalbulidae 12 Nov 2013Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)by morten Itatiaia National ParkBrazilEmberizidaeBirds 23 Nov 2013Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)by morten BrazilPousada XaraésPantanalBirdsFurnariidae 16 Nov 2013Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)by morten