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Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis

Least Concern
طول الجناح
47,1 cm
الوزن
578,5 g
الفصيلة
Cracidae
الرتبة
Galliformes

حول

A medium-sized cracid (~580 g) of family Cracidae, with grey neck and olive-brown plumage. Inhabits the dry woodlands, gallery forests, and thorn scrub of the Gran Chaco region across Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Feeds in social groups on fruits, leaves, and seeds. Least Concern; broadly distributed across the Chaco, tolerating degraded and secondary habitats.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 47,1 cm 18.5 in
الوزن 578,5 g 20.41 oz

التعرف

الريش

Brownish-olive above; neck and head pale grey ('canicollis' = grey-necked); bare pink throat skin; underparts pale grey-white; tail dark brownish with white-tipped outer rectrices.

Habitat & Range

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident in the Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Found in dry forest, thornbush, and gallery forest.

Diet & Feeding

Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Chaco scrubland and forest edges of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: PL.

عدد البيض في الوضع

2-4

الصوت

الغناء

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus; calls are dry and slightly nasal. Dawn choruses echo across the Chaco scrubland; groups call insistently from prominent perches.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Ortalis
الأنواع Ortalis canicollis

Distribution

Chaco Chachalaca has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Chaco Chachalaca eat?
Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Chaco scrubland and forest edges of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Where does the Chaco Chachalaca live?
Resident in the Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Found in dry forest, thornbush, and gallery forest.
Is the Chaco Chachalaca endangered?
The Chaco Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Chaco Chachalaca nest?
Nest type: PL.
What does the Chaco Chachalaca sound like?
Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus; calls are dry and slightly nasal. Dawn choruses echo across the Chaco scrubland; groups call insistently from prominent perches.
How big is the Chaco Chachalaca?
The Chaco Chachalaca has a wingspan of 47.1 cm, weight of 578.5 g.
What order and family does the Chaco Chachalaca belong to?
The Chaco Chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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