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Pteroptochos

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Pteroptochos
Moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Pteroptochos
Kittlitz, 1830
Type species
Pteroptochos megapodius
von Kittlitz, 1830

Pteroptochos is a genus of birds in the tapaculo family Rhinocryptidae.[1]

Species

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The genus contains the following three species:[2]

Genus Pteroptochos Kittlitz,, 1830 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Chestnut-throated huet-huet

Pteroptochos castaneus
Philippi & Landbeck,, 1864
Chile; Neuquén Province in Argentina.
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Black-throated huet-huet

Pteroptochos tarnii
(King, 1831)
southern/central Chile and adjacent western Argentina.
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Moustached turca

Pteroptochos megapodius
(Kittlitz, 1830)

Two subspecies
  • P. m. megapodius (von Kittlitz, 1830)
  • P. m. atacamae (R. A Philippi-B, 1946)
Chile
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References

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  1. ^ Chesser RT (1999) Molecular Systematics of the Rhinocryptid Genus Pteroptochos. The Condor 101(2): 439–446. https://doi.org/10.2307/1370012
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 March 2023.