White-bellied Chachalaca vs Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra 比較対象 Ortalis ruficauda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-bellied Chachalaca Rufous-vented Chachalaca
学名 Ortalis leucogastra Ortalis ruficauda
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.7 cm (16.4 in) 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
体重 499.5 g (17.62 oz) 604.4 g (21.32 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Central American forest edges and scrubby second-growth … Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal …
一腹卵数 2-3 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-bellied Chachalaca only

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual notes are slightly harsher than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses ring across Venezuelan and Trinidadian dry forest and forest edge.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-bellied Chachalaca

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

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Resident in northern Venezuela and Trinidad. Found in dry forest, scrub, and woodland edges in lowland areas.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-bellied Chachalaca

Least Concern

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; underparts buff-grey grading to rich rufous-cinnamon on vent and undertail coverts; tail dark brown with buff-tipped outer feathers.

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About These Birds

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.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~605 g) of family Cracidae, with rufous undertail coverts and a bare red throat. Found in forest edges, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland in Venezuela and Trinidad. Forages in groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; a familiar bird in Venezuela, adapted to disturbed habitats and gardens as well as natural scrublands.

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