Chestnut-throated Huet-huet (Pteroptochos castaneus) [XC102354]
by Jon King from Reserva Nacional Altos de Lircay, Vilches, Region VII, Chile (call)
Chestnut-throated Huet-huet (Pteroptochos castaneus) [XC450083]
by Peter Boesman from Reserva Nacional Altos de Lircay, VII Regi\u00f3n, Chile (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Pteroptochos tarnii (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Huet-huet (Pteroptochos tarnii) and Chestnut-throated Huet-huet (Pteroptochos castaneus) following SACC (2005).
Forms a superspecies with Huet-huet (Pteroptochos tarnii), and formerly considered conspecific. The two are geographically separated in western Argentina (Neuquén) by a distance of over 200 km. Recent studies have shown, however, that, contrary to earlier beliefs, the upper R Bío Bío does not represent an effective dispersal barrier, suggesting that the two have been in contact several times during fluctuating climatic conditions.