Colombian Chachalaca
Ortalis columbianaHellmayr, CE, 1906
English (US) Colombian Chachalaca
The Colombian Chachalaca (Ortalis columbiana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cracidae (Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas) in the order Galliformes.
Range: northern and central ColombiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ortalis columbiana
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Colombian Chachalaca
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1906
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1906
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Kl2 22 p.694
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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East Brazilian Chachalaca
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Chestnut-headed Chachalaca
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Buff-browed Chachalaca
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