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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Little Chachalaca* |
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Ortalis motmot |
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Description (10)
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Little Chachalaca
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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)
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) [XC494068]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil (song)
Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) [XC450608]
by Arne Thelin from Montsin\u00e9ry-Tonnegrande, Rivi\u00e8re des Cascades, French Guiana (alarm call)
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Little Chachalaca see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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