Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficaudaJardine, W, 1847
English (US) Rufous-vented Chachalaca
The Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) 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.
- Scientific name
- Ortalis ruficauda
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-vented Chachalaca
- Described by
- Jardine, W, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ortalis ruficauda ruficrissa
- Ortalis ruficauda ruficauda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortalida ruficauda
- Described by
- Jardine, W, 1847
- Type locality
- Tobago.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.20, no.135 p.374
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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