Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Rufous-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera) - HBW 2, p. 344
French: Ortalide à tête rousse
German: Rotkopfguan
Spanish: Chachalaca Cabecirrufa
Other common names: Ecuadorian Chachalaca
Taxonomy: Ortalida erythroptera P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1870, Babahoyo and Guayaquil, western Ecuador.
Monotypic.
Distribution: W Ecuador and extreme NW Peru; may occur in SW Colombia (Nariño).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Vocalizations from at least two birds. Locality Sozoranga, Loja Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 29 September 2001 3 years ago 4.5
