Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
Embed This Widget
Add the script tag and a data attribute to embed this widget.
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/birdfyi-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js" defer></script>
<div data-birdfyi="bird" data-slug="ortalis-guttata"></div>Embed via iframe for maximum compatibility.
<iframe src="https://birdfyi.com/iframe/bird/ortalis-guttata/" width="420" height="400" frameborder="0" style="border:0;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>Paste this URL in WordPress, Medium, or any oEmbed-compatible platform.
https://birdfyi.com/bird/ortalis-guttata/Add a dynamic SVG badge to your README or docs.
[](https://birdfyi.com/bird/ortalis-guttata/)Use the native HTML custom element.
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/birdfyi-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js" defer></script>
<birdfyi-bird slug="ortalis-guttata"></birdfyi-bird>소개
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 날개 폭 | 38.5 cm | 15.2 in |
| 체중 | 502.25 g | 17.72 oz |
식별
깃털
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
분포 지역
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.
보전 상태
행동 및 번식
둥지
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 21-30 days.
산란 수
3-4
소리
노래
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.
분류학
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| 목 | Galliformes (Gamebirds) |
| 과 | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows) |
| Genus | Ortalis |
| 종 | Ortalis guttata |
Distribution
Speckled Chachalaca has been recorded in 3 countries.
{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}countries highlighted
External Databases
자주 묻는 질문
What does the Speckled Chachalaca eat?
Where does the Speckled Chachalaca live?
Is the Speckled Chachalaca endangered?
How does the Speckled Chachalaca nest?
What does the Speckled Chachalaca sound like?
How big is the Speckled Chachalaca?
What order and family does the Speckled Chachalaca belong to?
Similar Birds
Other species in the Cracidae family