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Population of northern Colombia has been awarded subspecies caucae, but probably synonymous with columbiana; birds of south-eastern Mato Grosso have been ascribed subspecies remota, but apparently very similar or identical to squamata.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

• columbiana (Spix, 1825)   -  Northern and central Colombia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Colombian Chachalaca (Ortalis columbiana).
• guttata (Spix, 1825)   -  Eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil.
• subaffinis Todd, 1932   -  Eastern and north-eastern Bolivia and adjacent Brazil.
• araucuan (Spix, 1825)   -  Eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, East Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan).
• squamata Lesson, 1829   -  South-eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata).
• remota Pinto, 1960   -  South-eastern Brazil (eastern Mato Grosso do Sul and northern São Paulo).

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