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Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Really Noisy bird.Usually found in groups of 15 birds.

Habitat:

dry and moist forest with scrub and savannah.

Notes:

The call is a loud,raucous RAW-pa-haw or cha-cha-
LAW-ka

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Paul Davis
This is one of the Chachalacas , either Plain or Grey-headed , it is not possible to be certain which one from this photo , I'm afraid.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2019

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