Plain Chachalaca © flickr.com

Formerly, White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) was considered a subspecies but is now recognised as a full species.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

• vetula (Wagler, 1830)   -  Eastern and southern Mexico, Belize, eastern Guatemala, Honduras, western Nicaragua and north-western Costa Rica.
• deschauenseei Bond, J, 1936   -  Utila I, off northern Honduras.
• mccallii Baird, SF, 1858   -  Extreme southern Texas (USA) and north-eastern Mexico south to northern Veracruz.
• pallidiventris Ridgway, 1887   -  Northern Yucatán.

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