West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
About the West Mexican Chachalaca
The West Mexican chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Mexico. The West Mexican chachalaca was first described as Penelope poliocephala and later moved to genus Ortalis. At one time it was considered a subspecies of plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula). After being reinstated as a species, some authors included what is now the rufous-bellied chachalaca (O. wagleri) as a subspecies. In its current status, the West Mexican chachalaca is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 57 recordings for this species: 41 CC BY-NC-SA · 16 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbianarecording
- Grey-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsrecording
- Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropterarecording
- Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.