New DiBird mobile app is now available — iOS & Android

Better on the app — your life list in your pocket. Download DiBird free

  • Synonyms Wagler's Chachalaca
  • Old latin name for bird Penelope poliocephala, Ortalis lajuela

West Mexican Chachalacabird sounds *

Paused...
  • 1.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Call, © Jesper Bay Jacobsen
    Mexico
  • 3.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Mexico
  • 4.
    Duet, song, © Patrice Adret
    Mexico
  • 5.
    Song chorus, © Daniel Lane
    Mexico
  • 6.
    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Mexico
  • 7.
    Call, © Jon Church
    Mexico
  • 8.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see West Mexican Chachalaca

  • Breeding region Middle America
  • Breeding subregion w and sw Mexico

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanibozdöş çaçalaka
Catalantxatxalaca de Jalisco
Chinese墨西哥小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional)墨西哥稚冠雉
Croatianvelika čačalaka
Czechčačalaka západomexická, Cacalaka šedoprsá
DanishSierra Madre-chachalaca
DutchWest-Mexicaanse Chachalaca, Westmexicaanse Chachalaca
EsperantoRuĝokula ortalo
Estonianpunakõht-tšatšalaka, suur-tšatšalaka
Finnishmeksikonkaklattaja
FrenchOrtalide poliocéphale, Ortalide de Wagler
GermanGraubrustguan, Graubrusttschatschalaka
ItalianCiacialaca occidentale, Ciacialaca del Messico Occidentale
Japaneseメキシコヒメシャクケイ
Lithuanianpilkakrūtė čačalaka
Norwegianguerrerohokko
Norwegian NynorskGuerrerohokko
Polishczakalaka płowa, czakalaka plowa
Portuguesechachalaca-mexicana, Aracuã-de-peito-cinzento
RussianСерогрудая чачалака
SerbianČačalaka iz zapadnog Meksika
Slovakčačalaka plavá, šuan plavý
SpanishChachalaca Pálida, Chachalaca Mexicana, Guacharaca Pacífica, Chachalaca pechigrís
Swedishvästmexikansk chachalaca
TurkishGri Göğüslü Çaçalaka
Ukrainianчачалака західна