Chachalacas
Ortalis
Chachalacas are mainly purple
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Plain Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis vetula
Gray-headed Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis cinereiceps
Colombian Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis columbiana
West Mexican Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis poliocephala
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis wagleri
Speckled Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis guttata
Chaco Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis canicollis
Scaled Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis squamata
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis ruficauda
White-bellied Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis leucogastra
East Brazilian Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis araucuan
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis garrula
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis erythroptera
Variable Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis motmot
Buff-browed Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis superciliaris
Chestnut-headed Chachalaca
speciesOrtalis ruficeps
West Mexican × Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
hybridOrtalis poliocephala × wagleri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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