Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra)
French: Ortalide à ventre blanc German: Weibauchguan Spanish: Chachalaca Ventriblanca
Taxonomy:
Penelope leucogastra Gould, 1843, no locality.
Formerly considered subspecies of O. vetula. Isolated population of O. vetula in Costa Rica sometimes assigned to present species. Probably forms superspecies with O. guttata, O. motmot and O. superciliaris. In N, range meets those of O. poliocephala and O. vetula, perhaps with slight overlap; no cases of hybridization known. Monotypic.
Distribution: Extreme SW Mexico (SE Chiapas), S Guatemala, El Salvador, S Honduras, NW Nicaragua and NW Costa Rica.
- Least Concern
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Two birds, part of a larger group, calling from a tree. Loma Real Hotel, Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2009 33 weeks ago 44 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, preening, stretching a wing and then moving away. Loma Real Hotel, Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2009 22 weeks ago 34 sec 2.7
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Adult perched in a bamboo. Los Tarrales Private Reserve, Sololá, Guatemala
Knut Eisermann 18 June 2008 14 weeks ago 3
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A group of birds calling.
Loma Real Hotel, Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2009 22 weeks ago 4.3
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