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White-bellied Chachalaca

White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

Range & Recent Observations

White-bellied Chachalacais a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

Last Spotted Near You

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About the White-bellied Chachalaca

The white-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Ortalis leucogastra
Family
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
Order
Galliformes

Similar species

Other members of the guans, chachalacas, and curassows family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
  • Great Curassow Crax rubra
  • Highland Guan Penelopina nigra
  • Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus
  • Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
  • Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis wagleri
  • West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala

Know when the White-bellied Chachalaca turns up near you

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