Thinocorus rumicivorus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) is a xerophilic species of bird in the Thinocoridae family. It breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. They are common across South America and have been recorded in Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, and as far away as Antarctica. The range of the least seedsnipe is estimated to be about 1,300,000 km2.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland, but it can be found in habitats ranging from sandy beaches to the open steppe, and even some open deserts in northern Chile.
The least seedsnipe was described in 1829 by Eschscholtz. The genus name comes from Greek thin-, thinos- (θινος) 'sand' or 'desert' and Latin 'corys' (from Greek κορυδος) 'lark'. The species name comes from Latin rumicis 'sorrel' and vorā 'eater'.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Least Seedsnipe sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Least Seedsnipe in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Least Seedsnipe sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Torres del Paine National Park, in our data
Torres del Paine National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Least Seedsnipe sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Least Seedsnipe is recorded against all the birds logged in Torres del Paine National Park (92 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
