Plain Chachalaca

Giới Thiệu

A medium-sized cracid (~560 g) of family Cracidae, olive-brown with a bare red throat patch. Inhabits thickets, forest edges, and riparian woodlands from southern Texas through Mexico to Costa Rica. Social and noisy, roosting and foraging in groups on fruits, leaves, and seeds. Least Concern; extremely vocal at dawn with a raucous "cha-cha-lac" call.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	39,6 cm	15.6 in
Khối Lượng	559,3333333333334 g	19.73 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Olive-brown above with greenish gloss on wings; grey head; bare red throat skin; underparts pale olive-grey; tail long, dark greenish-brown with white-tipped outer feathers.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Resident from southern Texas south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Found in brushy woodland and forest edges.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds primarily on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in scrub and forest edges. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Incubation: 22-27 days.

Số Trứng

2-4

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

Groups produce a raucous, rhythmic cha-cha-LAC chorus at dawn; individual calls are loud, raspy croaking notes. Flocks create a deafening cacophony in Texas brush country and Mexican deciduous forest.

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Họ	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Ortalis
Loài	Ortalis vetula

Distribution

Plain Chachalaca has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

What does the Plain Chachalaca eat?

Feeds primarily on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in scrub and forest edges. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

Where does the Plain Chachalaca live?

Resident from southern Texas south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Found in brushy woodland and forest edges.

Is the Plain Chachalaca endangered?

The Plain Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Plain Chachalaca nest?

Incubation: 22-27 days.

What does the Plain Chachalaca sound like?

Groups produce a raucous, rhythmic cha-cha-LAC chorus at dawn; individual calls are loud, raspy croaking notes. Flocks create a deafening cacophony in Texas brush country and Mexican deciduous forest.

How big is the Plain Chachalaca?

The Plain Chachalaca has a wingspan of 39.6 cm, weight of 559.3333333333334 g.

What order and family does the Plain Chachalaca belong to?

The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.