Buff-browed chachalaca

The buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Buff-browed chachalaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species:
O. superciliaris
Binomial name
Ortalis superciliaris
Gray, 1867
Distribution of the buff-browed chachalaca

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ortalis superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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