Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata)
About the Scaled Chachalaca
The scaled chachalaca (Ortalis squamata) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Brazil. The scaled chachalaca was previously considered a subspecies of the speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata). Before that it was treated as a subspecies of plain chachalaca (O. vetula) or what was then called variable chachalaca (O. motmot). The remota subspecies of speckled chachalaca has been proposed as actually belonging to the scaled chachalaca but that treatment has not been accepted. As currently understood, the scaled 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 23 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 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 Brazil 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.