Plain Chachalaca bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMexican guan, Eastern Chachalaca, Texas Guan, Texan Chachalaca
Old latin name for birdPenelope vetula
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyChachalacas, Curassows, Guans / Cracidae
GenusOrtalis
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregions Texas to nw Costa Rica

Plain Chachalaca bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Oscar Humberto Marin-Gomez
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Song, © Guillermo Funes
    Belize
  • 3.
    Call, © Mike McCloy
    Belize
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Oliver Komar
    Honduras
  • 6.
    Song, © Nick Komar
    Guatemala
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
  • 8.
    Song, © Alfonso Auerbach
    Honduras
  • 9.
    Female, male, song, © Héctor Perdomo-Velázquez
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Plain Chachalaca

Plain Chachalaca subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ortalis vetula deschauenseeiUtila I. (Bay Is., off n Honduras)-No
Ortalis vetula mccallis Texas (USA) and ne Mexico-No
Ortalis vetula pallidiventrisn Yucatán (Mexico)-No
Ortalis vetula vetulae Mexico to nw Costa Rica-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniqonurqanad çaçalaka
Catalantxatxalaca de plana
Chinese纯色小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional)小灰頭稚冠雉
Croatiansivoleđa čačalaka, Obična čakalaka
Czechčačalaka obecná, Cacalaka hnedokrídlá
DanishBrun Chachalaca
DutchMexicaanse chachalaca, Bruine Chachalaca
EsperantoGolfa ortalo
Estonianvõsa-tšatšalaka
FinnishRuskosiipikaklattajat, jukataninkaklattaja
FrenchOrtalide chacamel, Chachalaca de l'Est, Ortalide gris-brun, Ortalide du Mexique
GermanBraunflügelguan, Mexiko Blauflügelguan, Blauflügeltschatschalaka, Blauflügelguan
Hungarianfakó erdeityúk
IcelandicSléttugani
ItalianCiacialaca disadorno, Ciacialaca comune
Japaneseムヂヒメシャクケイ, ムジヒメシャクケイ
Kazakhкүреңқанат чачалака
Latvianpelēkā čačalaka
Lithuanianrudasparnė čačalaka, Rusvasparnė čačalaka
Malteseċaċalaka sempliċi, ċaċalaka komuni
NorwegianKratthokko, kratthokko
Norwegian NynorskKratthokko
PolishCzakalaka meksykańska, czakalaka północna, czakalaka pólnocna, Czakalaka ółnocna
Portuguesearacuã-nortenho, chachalaca-do-norte, aracuã-de-asas-azuis
RussianРавнинная чачалака, Бурокрылая чачалака
SerbianObična čakalaka, Obična čačalaka
Slovakčačalaka plodožravá, šuan plodožravý
SpanishChachalaca, Chachalaca Lisa, Chachalaca Vetula, Chachalaca Común, Chachalaca Oriental, Chachalaca olivácea, Chachalaca norteña, Guacharaca mejicana, Guacharaca Mexicana
Swedishnordlig chachalaca
TurkishKuzey Çaçalakası
Ukrainianчачалака східна