Pteroptochos
Black-throated huet-huet (Pteroptochos tarnii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

The genus contains the following three species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Chestnut-throated huet-huet Pteroptochos castaneus Chile; Neuquén Province in Argentina.
Black-throated huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii southern/central Chile and adjacent western Argentina.
Moustached turca Pteroptochos megapodius Chile

References

  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.


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