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West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis poliocephala
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
Rufous-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis wagleri
White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 2,144 |
|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 869 |
| Jalisco | 673 |
| Guerrero | 228 |
| Colima | 210 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 63 |
| Morelos | 54 |
| Chiapas | 20 |
| Puebla | 13 |
| Mexico | 10 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Landfowl · Galliformes |
| Family | Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows · Cracidae |
| Genus | Chachalacas · Ortalis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise West Mexican Chachalaca with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.