Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2

Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris)

French: Ortalide à sourcils German: Gelbbrauenguan Spanish: Chachalaca Cejuda
Other common names: Superciliated Chachalaca

Taxonomy: Ortalida superciliaris G. R. Gray, 1867, South America.
Forms superspecies with O. guttata and O. motmot, and probably also with O. leucogastra. Has been included, together with O. guttata, in O. motmot (see page 313). O. spixi is a synonym. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Brazil, S of R Amazon.

  • Near Threatened
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