Grey-headed Chachalaca vs Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Ortalis cinereiceps เปรียบเทียบกับ Ortalis garrula

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Grey-headed Chachalaca Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ortalis cinereiceps Ortalis garrula
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cracidae Cracidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 639.0 g (22.54 oz)
อาหาร Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Feeds on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in Colombian forest edges and scrubby thickets. Also …
จำนวนไข่ 3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

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Chestnut-winged Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Chachalaca

เสียงร้อง

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.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

เสียงร้อง

Emits a loud, raucous, repeated chachalaca chorus; individual call is a harsh, croaking caw-caw-cawk. Flocks call together from tree canopy at dawn in Colombian and Venezuelan coastal forest.

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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.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Endemic to northern Colombia along the Caribbean slope. Found in humid tropical forest and forest edges.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Chachalaca

ขนนก

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.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

ขนนก

Brownish-olive above; conspicuous chestnut-rufous wing panels visible in flight; grey head with bare reddish throat; underparts pale greyish-buff; graduated tail with white-tipped outer rectrices.

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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.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~640 g) of family Cracidae, identified by chestnut wing coloration visible in flight. Endemic to the Caribbean lowlands of northern Colombia. Inhabits forest edges, scrubby woodland, and second-growth vegetation near rivers. Feeds on fruits, seeds, and flowers in social groups. Least Concern; relatively restricted range but not considered threatened.

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