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White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra(Gould, J, 1843)

English (US) White-bellied Chachalaca

The White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) 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: Pacific slope of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to northwestern Costa RicaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ortalis leucogastra
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-bellied Chachalaca
Described by
(Gould, J, 1843)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Penelope leucogastra
Described by
(Gould, J, 1843)
Type locality
No locality.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.126 p.105

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 57 species of the family Cracidae