Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot)

Other Names (World)
Little Chachalaca, Guiana Chachalaca, Rufous headed Chachalaca (ruficeps), Variable Chachalaca

Family
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Size
43 - 54 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) [XC505429]
by Juha Honkala from Ramal Pau de Rosa, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (song)

Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) [XC692849]
by Geoffrey Monchaux from Rio Curia\u00fa,Macap\u00e1,Amap\u00e1, Brazil (duet)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) and Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris), and probably also with White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra). Both Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) and Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) have been included in present species. Subspecies ruficeps has recently been considered full species by some authors.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

motmot (Linnaeus, 1766) - Southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil, north of R Amazon.
ruficeps (Wagler, 1830) - North-central Brazil, south of R Amazon.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) - 10 files

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