Chestnut-throated Huet-huet
Pteroptochos castaneus
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Rhinocryptidae
About
The chestnut-throated huet-huet is a large passerine bird of the family Rhinocryptidae. At an average mass of 165 grams (5.8 oz), it is, with the related black-throated huet-huet, the largest rhinocryptid and the third-heaviest tracheophone suboscine behind the giant and great antpittas. It is a stockily-built bird, averaging 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length with a predominantly dark brown plumage except for a dark red throat and a pale buff bar on its wind – lacking in the black-throated species. For many decades intense debate existed as to whether these two were one species or two, but molecular studies in the 1990s demonstrated that the two species had been separated since before the Patagonian Ice Sheet first formed in southern Chile.
Fun Fact
oz), it is, with the related black-throated huet-huet, the largest rhinocryptid and the third-heaviest tracheophone suboscine behind the giant and great antpittas.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in temperate forest of Nothofagus species and Austrocedrus chilensis on the humid fringe of the Mediterranean climate zone of Chile, chiefly in Biobío, Maule and parts of O'Higgins Regions, and also in a small adjacent area of Neuquén Province in Argentina.
Diet
Feeds on insects and their larvae, and also a substantial number of seeds and fruit, which it digs for in the forest floor with its long claws.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance