Genus Pteroptochos

 

Pteroptochos castaneus - The Chestnut-throated Huet-huet is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and heavily degraded former forest.

 

Moustached Turka - It is a stocky bird, 23-24 cm long, with a heavy bill and strong legs and feet. The tail is often held cocked. The plumage is mostly brown with white barring on the breast, belly and undertail-coverts. The bird has a dark eyestripe, white eyebrow and a broad white moustachial stripe. The bill and legs are black. The northern race atacamae is smaller and paler with less obvious barring on the underparts.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Rhinocryptidae
Genus : Pteroptochos