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Chestnut-throated Huet-huet - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by avesdeconcepcion
Photo taken: Concepción, Chile.
Pteroptochos castaneus

Identification

Distribution

Argentina and Chile north of the Bio-Bio River. In Chile found north of the Black-throated Huet-huet, the distributions don't overlap.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species which in the past has been considered part of Black-throated Huet-huet.

Habitat

Temperate forests and forest edges, where the bamboo Chusquea culeou (Coligüe) can be found between large trees, which are needed for nesting cavities.

Behaviour

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