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Black-throated Huet-huet

Pteroptochos tarnii (P. P. King, 1831)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The black-throated huet-huet Spanish pronunciation: [wet wet] (Pteroptochos tarnii) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in southern/central Chile and adjacent western Argentina. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

Wikipedia contributors, Black-throated huet-huet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:59.782191+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pteroptochos tarnii (P. P. King, 1831)
Name authority
(P. P. King, 1831)
Common name
Black-throated Huet-huet
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Rhinocryptidae
Genus
Pteroptochos
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyRhinocryptidae Wetmore, 1930
  11. genusPteroptochos Kittlitz, 1830
  12. speciesPteroptochos tarnii (P. P. King, 1831)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pteroptochos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Chestnut-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos castaneus Philippi & Landbeck, 1864RhinocryptidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Moustached TurcaPteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz, 1830RhinocryptidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 58 records assigned to Rhinocryptidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hylactes tarnii P. P. King, 1831 P. P. King, 1831synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562563 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4Q2S7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.