West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)

Family
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Size
60 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico.

Western Mexico, from southern and north-eastern Jalisco and Colima south to central-southern Chiapas.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) [XC640326]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) [XC678433]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Jos\u00e9 del Chilar, San Pedro Jaltepetongo, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) considered by some authors to be a subspecies of this species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) - 10 files

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