Pteroptochos Kittlitz 1830 (perching bird)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Rhinocryptidae
Synonyms: Hylactes King 1831, Leptonyx Swainson 1832
Parent taxon: Rhinocryptidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Allen 1919 and Chesser 1999
Sister taxon: Scelorchilus
Subtaxa: Pteroptochos castaneus Pteroptochos megapodius Pteroptochos tarnii
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteroptochos in the database
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