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Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
38.5 cm
वजन
502.25 g
कुल
Cracidae
गण
Galliformes

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A medium-sized cracid (~500 g) of family Cracidae, with finely speckled neck and breast feathers. Inhabits forest edges, scrubby second growth, and riverine thickets across Amazonian South America. Social and highly vocal, foraging in groups for fruits, berries, and seeds in the understory and lower canopy. Least Concern; widespread and common across Amazonia.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 38.5 cm 15.2 in
वजन 502.25 g 17.72 oz

पहचान

पंख

Olive-brown upperparts with fine pale buff speckling on breast and foreneck; grey head; bare reddish throat; lower underparts pale buff; tail dark brown with whitish outer tips.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident in the Amazon Basin from eastern Peru and Ecuador east to Brazil and the Guianas. Found in lowland rainforest.

Diet & Feeding

Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forest edges and gallery forest. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 21-30 days.

अंडों की संख्या

3-4

ध्वनि

गीत

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls have a slightly lower, coarser quality. Dawn choruses carry across Amazonian and Cerrado forest edge at sunrise.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Ortalis
प्रजातियां Ortalis guttata

Distribution

Speckled Chachalaca has been recorded in 3 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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What does the Speckled Chachalaca eat?
Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forest edges and gallery forest. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.
Where does the Speckled Chachalaca live?
Resident in the Amazon Basin from eastern Peru and Ecuador east to Brazil and the Guianas. Found in lowland rainforest.
Is the Speckled Chachalaca endangered?
The Speckled Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Speckled Chachalaca nest?
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 21-30 days.
What does the Speckled Chachalaca sound like?
Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls have a slightly lower, coarser quality. Dawn choruses carry across Amazonian and Cerrado forest edge at sunrise.
How big is the Speckled Chachalaca?
The Speckled Chachalaca has a wingspan of 38.5 cm, weight of 502.25 g.
What order and family does the Speckled Chachalaca belong to?
The Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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