Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyThinocoridae (Seedsnipes)
- GenusThinocorus (Small Seedsnipes)
- SpeciesThinocorus orbignyianus (Gray-breasted Seedsnipe)
Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis gayi
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens
Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Phegornis mitchellii
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Puna Snipe
Gallinago andina
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Seedsnipe in Lauca National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Gray-breasted Seedsnipe sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Seedsnipe in Lauca National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Seedsnipe in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.