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Chestnut-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficeps (Wagler, 1830)
43–54 cmLength520 gWeight
The chestnut-headed chachalaca (Ortalis ruficeps) is a bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
Most records: Brazil
Where and when it's recorded
Chestnut-headed Chachalaca has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- São Félix do Xingu – listas históricasBrazil43 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The chestnut-headed chachalaca (Ortalis ruficeps) is a bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Questions
How big is the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca?
The Chestnut-headed Chachalaca is about 43–54 cm long and weighs around 520 g.
Where does the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca live?
Its breeding range: South America: north-central Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil.
What does the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca in?
It belongs to the family Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans (Cracidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 43–54 cm
- Weight
- 520 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 207 mm
- Tail
- 237 mm
- Bill
- 30 mm
- Tarsus
- 62 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: north-central Brazil
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans Cracidae
- Genus
- Ortalis
Other birds in the genus Ortalis
Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
Grey-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Chestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrula
Rufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficauda
Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
Rufous-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis wagleri
West Mexican ChachalacaOrtalis poliocephala
Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra
Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuan
Scaled ChachalacaOrtalis squamata
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