Chestnut-winged Chachalaca vs West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis garrula comparé à Ortalis poliocephala
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Chestnut-winged Chachalaca | West Mexican Chachalaca |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Ortalis garrula | Ortalis poliocephala |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) | 52,0 cm (20.5 in) |
| Poids | 639,0 g (22.54 oz) | 760,0 g (26.81 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Feeds on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in Colombian forest edges and scrubby thickets. Also … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in West Mexican scrub and forest edges. Also … |
| Taille de la couvée | 3 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partagés
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca only
West Mexican Chachalaca only
Aucun(e)
Song & Call Comparison
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Emits a loud, raucous, repeated chachalaca chorus; individual call is a harsh, croaking caw-caw-cawk. Flocks call together from tree canopy at dawn in Colombian and Venezuelan coastal forest.
West Mexican Chachalaca
Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls are slightly lower than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses boom across Mexico's Pacific slope thornscrub and tropical dry forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Endemic to northern Colombia along the Caribbean slope. Found in humid tropical forest and forest edges.
West Mexican Chachalaca
Endemic to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Sonora south to Jalisco. Found in tropical dry forest and thorn scrub.
Statut de conservation
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
West Mexican Chachalaca
How to Tell Them Apart
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Brownish-olive above; conspicuous chestnut-rufous wing panels visible in flight; grey head with bare reddish throat; underparts pale greyish-buff; graduated tail with white-tipped outer rectrices.
West Mexican Chachalaca
Olive-brown above with greyish head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale grey with buff-olive flanks; tail long and dark brown with white tips on outer feathers. Overall paler than eastern …
About These Birds
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
A medium-sized cracid (~640 g) of family Cracidae, identified by chestnut wing coloration visible in flight. Endemic to the Caribbean lowlands of northern Colombia. Inhabits forest edges, scrubby woodland, and second-growth vegetation near rivers. Feeds on fruits, seeds, and flowers in social groups. Least Concern; relatively restricted range but not considered threatened.
West Mexican Chachalaca
A large chachalaca (~760 g) of family Cracidae, with a grey head and brownish body. Endemic to Mexico, inhabiting tropical dry and semi-deciduous forests of the Pacific coast from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Forages in groups for fruits, leaves, and seeds in forest canopy and understory. Least Concern; well adapted to secondary growth and forest edges throughout its restricted Mexican range.