Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) - HBW 2, p. 345
French: Ortalide maillée
German: Tüpfelguan
Spanish: Chachalaca Moteada
Other common names: Spotted Chachalaca; Colombian Chachalaca (columbiana); Brazilian/White bellied Chachalaca (araucuan); Scaled Chachalaca (squamata)
Taxonomy: Penelope guttata Spix, 1825, Rio Solimes, Brazil.
Forms superspecies with O. motmot and O. superciliaris, and probably also with O. leucogastra. Has been considered conspecific with first two, forming rather dissimilar and geographically disjunct Variable Chachalaca (O. motmot). Races araucuan, squamata, columbiana and guttata (incorporating subaffinis) may merit treatment as four separate species (see page 312). Population of N Colombia has been awarded race caucae, but probably synonymous with columbiana; birds of SE Mato Grosso have been ascribed race remota<.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with O. motmot and O. superciliaris, and probably also with O. leucogastra. Has been considered conspecific with first two, forming rather dissimilar and geographically disjunct Variable Chachalaca (O. motmot). Races araucuan, squamata, columbiana and guttata (incorporating subaffinis) may merit treatment as four separate species (see page 312). Population of N Colombia has been awarded race caucae, but probably synonymous with columbiana; birds of SE Mato Grosso have been ascribed race remota, but apparently very similar or identical to squamata. Five subspecies usually recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- columbiana Hellmayr, 1906 - N & C Colombia.
- guttata (Spix, 1825) - E Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia and W Brazil.
- subaffinis Todd, 1932 - E & NE Bolivia and adjacent Brazil.
- columbiana Hellmayr, 1906 - N & C Colombia.
- guttata (Spix, 1825) - E Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia and W Brazil.
- subaffinis Todd, 1932 - E & NE Bolivia and adjacent Brazil.
- araucuan (Spix, 1825) - E Brazil.
- squamata Lesson, 1829 - SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of head and another of feet. Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 18 July 2011 21 weeks ago 21 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched under the rain Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp columbiana)
Pere Sugranyes 31 October 2006 3 years ago 29 sec 4.8 -
A bird feeding on a banana and flying away Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp guttata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A perched bird calling Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp columbiana)
Pere Sugranyes 31 October 2006 3 years ago 28 sec 4.4 -
Four birds feeding on bananas Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp guttata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 5 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
A bird calling on a branch Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp columbiana)
Pere Sugranyes 31 October 2006 3 years ago 36 sec 4.3
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Ortalis guttata
Locality RPPN Chácara Edith, Brusque, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 10 weeks ago 4.4 -
An individual displaying.
Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp guttata)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2007 14 weeks ago 4 -
An adult feeding on fruits in a tree.
Locality La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp guttata)
Joe Tobias 1 February 2005 14 weeks ago 4 -
An adult in a tree looking around.
Locality Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp guttata)
Joe Tobias 1 February 2005 14 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp guttata)
Joe Tobias 1 February 2005 14 weeks ago 3.7 -
Speckled Chachalaca perched on a tree
Locality Brusque, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Michael Fritzen 14 August 2010 43 weeks ago 3.7
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Song. Locality Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp aracuan)
Ciro Albano 17 March 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Song. Locality Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp aracuan)
Ciro Albano 17 March 2009 2 years ago 3
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