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Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Least Concern

翼展

38.5 cm

体重

502.25 g

科

Cracidae

目

Galliformes

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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
翼展	38.5 cm	15.2 in
体重	502.25 g	17.72 oz

识别

羽毛

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

🌲 Forest

分布范围

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 21-30 days.

产卵数

3-4

声音

鸣唱

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.

分类学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
科	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Ortalis
物种	Ortalis guttata

Distribution

Speckled Chachalaca has been recorded in 3 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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常见问题

What does the Speckled Chachalaca eat?

Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forest edges and gallery forest. Also takes insects and small invertebrates.

Where does the Speckled Chachalaca live?

Resident in the Amazon Basin from eastern Peru and Ecuador east to Brazil and the Guianas. Found in lowland rainforest.

Is the Speckled Chachalaca endangered?

The Speckled Chachalaca has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Speckled Chachalaca nest?

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 21-30 days.

What does the Speckled Chachalaca sound like?

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.

How big is the Speckled Chachalaca?

The Speckled Chachalaca has a wingspan of 38.5 cm, weight of 502.25 g.

What order and family does the Speckled Chachalaca belong to?

The Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.