Grey-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps)
About the Grey-headed Chachalaca
The grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) is a member of an ancient group of birds in the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found from Honduras to Colombia. The family Cracidae is closely related to the guineafowl (Numididae), the pheasants, grouse and allies (Phasianidae), and the New World quail (Odontophoridae). The grey-headed chachalaca was at one time treated as conspecific with the chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula). It is monotypic; several subspecies have been proposed and not accepted.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama · xeno-canto lists 47 recordings for this species in total.
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- Chestnut-headed ChachalacaOrtalis ruficepsprofile
- Chestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrulaprofile
- Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbianarecording
- East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuanprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.