Pteroptochos megapodius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) is a passerine bird which is endemic to Chile and belongs to the tapaculo family Rhinocryptidae. Common names of this species include "Turco" or "Turca". It is a terrestrial bird that burrows its nest on steep hillsides and uses flight for short distances. It is not threatened, yet it is unfortunately an understudied species of bird.
The species name originates from the ancient greek μέγας, mégas \mé.ɡas\ and πούς, poús \pǒːs\, which translates to "big feet". The species was first described by Heinrich von Kittlitz during his voyage in 1830 on the Russian Senjawin expedition. Since the species within the Rhinocryptidae family are very closely genetically related, their classification is mostly based on behaviour, ecology and plumage. The genus of this species was initially referred to as Hylactes, but the official name Pteroptochos was retained shortly afterwards. The moustached turca is a member of this genus along with two species of Huet-huet (Black-throated huet-huet and Chestnut-throated huet-huet) to which it is closely related.
Due to separate geographical location of occurrence and distinctive features, two subspecies... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Turca sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 206 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Turca in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moustached Turca sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Moustached Turca sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moustached Turca is recorded against all the birds logged in Santiago (206 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
