The genus Ortalis was introduced (as Ortalida) by the German naturalist Blasius Merrem in 1786 with the little chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) as the type species. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The generic name is …

Almost always heard before it is seen, the Plain Chachalaca is sort of a long-tailed, tropical chicken that lives in the treetops. These sandy brown and gray birds walk along tree branches …

The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) typically occurs in small groups of 3-5 individuals in tall, thorny thickets, scrubland, and second-growth forest edge along the Gulf-Caribbean slope …

The plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) is a large bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae. It breeds in tropical and subtropical environments from mezquital thickets in the Rio …

The Chachalaca is a relatively small bird that lives in South America, Central America, and the southern portion of North America. They look somewhat like small, skinny chickens with long …

Audubon’s scientists have used 140 million bird observations and sophisticated climate models to project how climate change will affect the range of the Plain Chachalaca. Learn even more in …

The West Mexican chachalaca is found in a swath of southwestern Mexico between northern Jalisco and southwestern Chiapas and inland as far as southwestern Puebla. It primarily …

Inhabits swampy forest, savanna, and second growth, where found in groups which may exceed 30 individuals. Feeds on fruits and seeds on the ground or in trees. Gives a typical loud …

The Plain Chachalaca reaches the northern limit of its range in southern Texas but is chiefly a resident of eastern Mexico and Central America, where it is found from Tamaulipas, Mexico to …

Large chickenlike bird found in brushy woodland. Olive-brown overall with warmer buffy belly and long tail and neck. Bare red moustache is usually hidden. Tail feathers have white tips. …