Pteroptochos megapodius
TAXONOMY
Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz, 1830, Valparaiso, Chile.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Turco; French: Tourco а moustaches; German:
Turco; Spanish: Huet-huet Turco.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.9 in (22.5 cm). Brown. Brow and broad moustache are
whitish. Belly barred dusky.
DISTRIBUTION
P. m. atacamae: Northern Chile in Atacama. P. m. megapodius:
Central Chile from Coquimbo to Concepciуn.
HABITAT
Semi-arid scrub.
BEHAVIOR
Terrestrial.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Walks and runs, then stops and scrapes the ground with one
foot.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nest placed in excavated tunnel. Two, rarely three eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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