Grey-headed Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis cinereiceps 比較対象 Ortalis leucogastra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-headed Chachalaca White-bellied Chachalaca
学名 Ortalis cinereiceps Ortalis leucogastra
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 41.7 cm (16.4 in)
体重 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 499.5 g (17.62 oz)
食性 Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Central American forest edges and scrubby second-growth …
一腹卵数 3 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

None

White-bellied Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus at dawn; individual notes are hoarser and lower than Plain Chachalaca. Groups call antiphonally from treetops in Central American forest edge.

White-bellied Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual call is slightly higher and thinner. Dawn choruses ring across Central American Pacific slope forest and scrub.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Resident from Honduras south through Central America to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Found in humid forest and dense vegetation.

White-bellied Chachalaca

Resident in Central America from Mexico south to Nicaragua. Found in tropical dry and humid forests and forest edges.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Least Concern

White-bellied Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown body; head and neck distinctly grey contrasting with brownish back; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail graduated, brown with paler tips on outer feathers.

White-bellied Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown upperparts; grey head with bare reddish throat; underparts strikingly white-bellied, contrasting sharply with brownish sides; tail dark with white tips on outer feathers.

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About These Birds

Grey-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~565 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive grey head and olive-brown body. Inhabits humid tropical forests, forest edges, and scrublands from Honduras south to northwestern Colombia. Forages in groups for fruits, berries, leaves, and insects in the understory and canopy. Least Concern; common throughout its range in Central American lowlands.

White-bellied Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~500 g) of family Cracidae, distinguished by pale whitish underparts. Found in Pacific lowland forests, scrub, and forest edges from southern Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. Forages in noisy flocks on fruits, buds, and seeds in the forest canopy and edges. Least Concern; thrives in disturbed habitats and secondary growth across its Central American range.

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