Plain Chachalaca

(Ortalis vetula)

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Other Names: Common Chachalaca, Eastern Chachalaca, Mexican Chachalaca, Northern Chachalaca, Utila Chachalaca deschauenseei

Range: Southern Texas south through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala.

Subspecies: O. v. vetula, O. v. deschauenseei, O. v. mccalli, O. v. pallidiventris, O. v. intermedia

Habitat: Chaparral thickets and scrublands.

Status in Wild: Fairly common.

Interesting Facts: Only cracid species seen in the wild in the United States.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: The most commonly kept species of cracid in captivity in North America; status elsewhere is not well known.

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Photo Credits
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Any help with photos would be greatly appreciated; e-mail lophura@hughes.net if you can help.

• Delacour, J. & Amadon, D. 1973. Curassows and Related Birds. American Museum. Natural History, New York City, NY.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Cracid Specialist Group - CSG's most important objectives is bringing the Family Cracidae to the global attention of conservationists, and to stimulate additional research and world-wide interest in these Endangered birds.
• Plain Chachalaca - BirdLife Species Factsheet.
• Plain Chachalaca - Cornell Lab of Ornithology factsheet.
• Plain Chachalaca - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Plain Chachalaca - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter.
• Wikipedia - Plain Chachalaca - Wikipedia's species page.

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