Chestnut-throated Huet-huet

Pteroptochos castaneus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 161 g

When to see the Chestnut-throated Huet-huet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-throated Huet-huet

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Chestnut-throated Huet-huet

The chestnut-throated huet-huet is a large passerine bird of the family Rhinocryptidae. At an average mass of 165 grams (5.8 oz), it is, with the related black-throated huet-huet, the largest rhinocryptid and the third-heaviest tracheophone suboscine behind the giant and great antpittas. It is a stockily-built bird, averaging 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length with a predominantly dark brown plumage except for a dark red throat and a pale buff bar on its wind – lacking in the black-throated species.

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