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genus

Chachalacas
Ortalis Merrem, 1786

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Galliformes »  family Cracidae - chachalacas, curassows and guans

Included taxa

Number of records: 20

species Ortalis araucuan (Spix, 1825) - East Brazilian Chachalaca

Ortalis araucuan

species Ortalis canicollis (Wagler, 1830) - Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis

species Ortalis cinereiceps G. R. Gray, 1867 - Grey-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis cinereiceps

species Ortalis columbiana Hellmayr, 1906 - Colombian Chachalaca

Ortalis columbiana

species Ortalis erythroptera P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1870 - Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis erythroptera

species Ortalis garrula (Humboldt, 1805) - Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
species Ortalis guttata (Spix, 1825) - Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

species Ortalis leucogastra (Gould, 1843) - White-bellied Chachalaca
species Ortalis motmot (Linnaeus, 1766) - Little Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot

species Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler, 1830) - West Mexican Chachalaca
species Ortalis ruficauda Jardine, 1847 - Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Ortalis ruficauda

species Ortalis ruficeps (Wagler, 1830) - Chestnut-headed Chachalaca
species Ortalis squamata Lesson, 1829 - Scaled Chachalaca
species Ortalis superciliaris G. R. Gray, 1867 - Buff-browed Chachalaca
species Ortalis vetula (Wagler, 1830) - Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula

species Ortalis wagleri G. R. Gray, 1867 - Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Fossil taxa

species Ortalis affinis Wetmore, 1933
Tertiary: Zanclean
species Ortalis phengites Wetmore, 1923
Tertiary: Zanclean
species Ortalis pollicaris Miller, 1944
Tertiary: Middle Miocene
species Ortalis tantala Wetmore, 1933
Tertiary: Lower Miocene

Links and literature

EN Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Ortalis Merrem, 1786]
Data retrieved on: 22 April 2021

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Explanations

extinct taxon