Little Chachalaca
Ortalis motmot
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A medium-sized cracid (~480 g) of family Cracidae, one of the smaller chachalacas. Found in humid forests, second growth, and forest edges across the Guianas and northern Brazil to Amazonian Colombia. Feeds on fruits and seeds in the canopy and understory. Least Concern; widespread across Amazonian lowlands and relatively tolerant of habitat disturbance.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 41,4 cm | 16.3 in |
| Peso | 482,5 g | 17.02 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Small; olive-brown body with grey head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail brownish with whitish tips to outer feathers. One of the smallest chachalacas, otherwise typical in pattern.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Resident in the Guiana region from Venezuela and the Guianas south into northern Brazil. Found in lowland forest.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian and Guianan forest edges and gallery forest.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CP.
Tamaño de la puesta
3
Sonido
Canto
Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; voice is somewhat higher-pitched than larger species. Dawn choruses echo across Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest edge.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Galliformes (Aves de Caza) |
| Familia | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Pavas y Hoco) |
| Genus | Ortalis |
| Especies | Ortalis motmot |
Distribution
Little Chachalaca has been recorded in 3 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Cracidae family