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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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Foto
Photography ID: 59071
♂ ♀  Adult
Cerro Grande
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
08/15/2014
Ximena Olivares
Foto
Photography ID: 48459
  Adult
Farellones
Región Metropolitana
Chile
04/14/2014
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
18358424/09/2014ChileRegión del Libertador Bernardo O´HigginsCahuil y camino a SalinasAstrid Wessels
18175820/09/2014ChileRegión MetropolitanaCuesta Lo PradoAstrid Wessels
16754515/08/2014ChileRegión de CoquimboCerro GrandeXimena Olivares
13993727/04/2014ChileRegión de CoquimboQuebrada Juan SoldadoXimena Olivares
13629014/04/2014ChileRegión MetropolitanaFarellonesCarlos Schmidt
13335905/04/2014ChileRegión de CoquimboQuebrada de TalcaXimena Olivares
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Moustached Turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.