General information ²

Found in central Chile and adjacent Argentina
Natural habitat is temperate forests
Diet is dominated by invertebrates and fruits
Nests on the ground
Forages on the ground and through dense understory vegetation
Hard to see, but commonly heard (rapid “chuu, chu-chu-chu-caou”)
Chucao sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt63RacboSY
Popular belief that its song is sign of good luck

Local names ²

Tricao
Tapaculo chucao
Tapacola chucao

Sources and Credits

1. (c) pedro vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by pedro vargas
2. (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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