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Ortalis vetula

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

Large brown birds, chicken-like with long tails that they can fan like a turkey

Habitat:

Running wild at Belize zoo

Notes:

These were far more relaxed than were the ones we saw at our lodge

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PublishedMarch 21, 2013

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