Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri)
About the Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
The rufous-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to western Mexico. The rufous-bellied chachalaca was at one time considered a subspecies of the West Mexican chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala). It is monotypic, though the Sonoran population has been treated as a subspecies. The rufous-bellied chachalaca is 62 to 67 cm (2.0 to 2.2 ft) long and weighs about 834 g (1.8 lb). Most of its plumage is gray brown to olive brown, but its chestnut belly and tail tips make it the most richly colored member of its genus. It has bare pink and blue skin around the eye.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 60 recordings for this species: 44 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.