Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Rufous tailed/Red tailed Chachalaca, Rufous tipped Chachalaca (ruficauda)

Family
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Size
55 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
Jardine, 1847

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Grenada (B), St Vincent and the Grenadines (B), Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) [XC386679]
by Victor Vanegas from La Soledad Tunnel, 20 km NW Barinitas, Barinas, Venezuela (song)

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) [XC431958]
by Jerome Fischer from Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ruficrissa Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1870 - Northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela.
ruficauda Jardine, 1847 - North-eastern Colombia, northern and north-eastern Venezuela (including Margarita I) and Tobago. Also Becquia I and Union I, Lesser Antilles, where probably introduced from Tobago.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) - 10 files

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