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.

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) [XC445679]
by Simon Elliott from Ecoparque Los Besotes, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia (song)

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) [XC837794]
by Francisco contreras from Santa Ana (near Machuruca), Carirubana, Falc\u00f3n, Venezuela (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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