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Eight species of Rhinocryptidae are recognized from Chile. Moreover, morphological, ecological and behavioral differences among two lineages of _Scytalopus_ and two species of _Pteroptochos_ are unclear. According to our results, there are no decisive criteria differentiating among subspecific sister taxa of _Scelorchilus albicollis_, _S. rubecula_ and _Pteroptochos megapodius_. Here we discuss the speciation of the chilean Rhinocryptidae based in their behaviour. We propose a new methodology based on ecological and behavioural patterns in order to understand the concept of speciation in this group of birds.

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