  attagis  is a genus of seedsnipe, a south american family of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a vegetarian diet. these birds look superficially like partridges in structure and bill shape. they have short legs and long wings. their 2-3 eggs are laid in a shallow scrape on the ground. attagis  contains the larger two of the four seedsnipe species. == species == * rufous-bellied seedsnipe attagis gayi * white-bellied seedsnipe attagis malouinus ==references== * shorebirds by hayman, marchant and prater isbn 0-395-60237-8
Bird_genera Thinocoridae