Animalia Life

Scelorchilus rubecula
TAXONOMY
Pteroptochos rubecula Kittlitz, 1830, Concepciуn, Chile.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Tourco rougegorge; German: Rotkehl-Tapaculo; Spanish: Tapacola Chucao.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.3–7.5 in (18.5–19 cm); 1.5–1.6 oz (43–45 g). Brown. Throat and breast orange. Belly gray with irregular black and white bars.
DISTRIBUTION
S. r. rubecula: Southern Chile from Colchagua to Aysйn, and adjacent Argentina from Neuquйn to Chubut. S. r. mochae: Southern Chile on Mocha Island.
HABITAT
Bamboo thickets in humid forest and woodland.
BEHAVIOR
Mainly terrestrial.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Walks on the ground. Food includes invertebrates and berries.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nest placed in excavated tunnel. Two or three eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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