Moustached Turca
Pteroptochos megapodiusKittlitz, FH, 1830
English (US) Moustached Turca
The Moustached Turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pteroptochos megapodius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Turca
- Described by
- Kittlitz, FH, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pteroptochos megapodius atacamae
- Pteroptochos megapodius megapodius
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Kittlitz, FH, 1830
- Type locality
- Valparaiso, Chile.
- Original description
- Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 1(1831) p.182 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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