Plain Chachalaca

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A medium-sized cracid (~560 g) of family Cracidae, olive-brown with a bare red throat patch. Inhabits thickets, forest edges, and riparian woodlands from southern Texas through Mexico to Costa Rica. Social and noisy, roosting and foraging in groups on fruits, leaves, and seeds. Least Concern; extremely vocal at dawn with a raucous "cha-cha-lac" call.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,6 cm	15.6 in
Peso	559,3333333333334 g	19.73 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Olive-brown above with greenish gloss on wings; grey head; bare red throat skin; underparts pale olive-grey; tail long, dark greenish-brown with white-tipped outer feathers.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque 🏖️ Costero

Distribución geográfica

Resident from southern Texas south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Found in brushy woodland and forest edges.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds primarily on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in scrub and forest edges. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 22-27 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-4

Sonido

Canto

Groups produce a raucous, rhythmic cha-cha-LAC chorus at dawn; individual calls are loud, raspy croaking notes. Flocks create a deafening cacophony in Texas brush country and Mexican deciduous forest.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Galliformes (Aves de Caza)
Familia	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Pavas y Hoco)
Genus	Ortalis
Especies	Ortalis vetula

Distribution

Plain Chachalaca has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Plain Chachalaca eat?

Feeds primarily on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in scrub and forest edges. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

Where does the Plain Chachalaca live?

Resident from southern Texas south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Found in brushy woodland and forest edges.

Is the Plain Chachalaca endangered?

The Plain Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Plain Chachalaca nest?

Incubation: 22-27 days.

What does the Plain Chachalaca sound like?

Groups produce a raucous, rhythmic cha-cha-LAC chorus at dawn; individual calls are loud, raspy croaking notes. Flocks create a deafening cacophony in Texas brush country and Mexican deciduous forest.

How big is the Plain Chachalaca?

The Plain Chachalaca has a wingspan of 39.6 cm, weight of 559.3333333333334 g.

What order and family does the Plain Chachalaca belong to?

The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.