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Moustached Turca

Pteroptochos megapodius
Kittlitz, FH, 1830
Turca
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Number of Photography: 14

Foto
Photography ID: 582102
  Adult
Real de Don Carlos
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
04/26/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 254404
  Adult
Farellones
Región Metropolitana
Chile
02/20/2018
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 86256
  Adult
Farellones
Región Metropolitana
Chile
02/22/2015
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 86253
  Adult
Farellones
Región Metropolitana
Chile
02/22/2015
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 59071
♂ ♀  Adult
Cerro Grande
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
08/15/2014
Ximena Olivares



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar07/16/2025ChileRegión MetropolitanaParque Natural Aguas de RamónIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 1


Video ID: 3009
  Adult
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
12/21/2017
Marcelo Zanotti


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Number of Records: 28



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241962812/01/2026ChileRegión de ValparaísoPapudo2José Aparicio
241736311/01/202611:05ChileRegión de ValparaísoPapudoJosé Aparicio
232682517/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoLocalidad Cuesta Ibacache - OrienteDiego Oscar
232677516/07/2025ChileRegión MetropolitanaParque Natural Aguas de Ramón4Diego Oscar
232674413/07/2025ChileRegión MetropolitanaCamino a Farellones1Diego Oscar
226261916/01/2025ChileRegión MetropolitanaParque Natural Aguas de RamónJosé Luis Ianiro
202804126/04/2024ChileRegión de Valparaíso-32.862507, -70.173039, Real de Don CarlosManuel Godoy
85720923/11/2018ChileRegión de ValparaísoCerro El Peñón, PanquehueTomás Román De La Fuente
86169507/10/2018ChileRegión MetropolitanaReserva Yerba loca, FarallonesPablo Moya Arias
109839816/06/2018ChileRegión de CoquimboRío Limarí--Sector de Salala1Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Moustached Turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.