Chaco chachalaca

The Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Chaco chachalaca
In the Pantanal, Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species:
O. canicollis
Binomial name
Ortalis canicollis
(Wagler, 1830)

Description

It has a dark back with a brown underside and pale legs.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

O. c. pantanalensis

References

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


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