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Little Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
41.4 cm
वजन
482.5 g
कुल
Cracidae
गण
Galliformes

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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
पंखों का फैलाव 41.4 cm 16.3 in
वजन 482.5 g 17.02 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

भौगोलिक वितरण

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: CP.

अंडों की संख्या

3

ध्वनि

गीत

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; voice is somewhat higher-pitched than larger species. Dawn choruses echo across Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest edge.

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Little Chachalaca has been recorded in 3 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Little Chachalaca eat?
Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian and Guianan forest edges and gallery forest.
Where does the Little Chachalaca live?
Resident in the Guiana region from Venezuela and the Guianas south into northern Brazil. Found in lowland forest.
Is the Little Chachalaca endangered?
The Little Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Little Chachalaca nest?
Nest type: CP.
What does the Little Chachalaca sound like?
Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; voice is somewhat higher-pitched than larger species. Dawn choruses echo across Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest edge.
How big is the Little Chachalaca?
The Little Chachalaca has a wingspan of 41.4 cm, weight of 482.5 g.
What order and family does the Little Chachalaca belong to?
The Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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