Plain chachalaca Ortalis vetula
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Length: 18 inches Wingspan: 26 inches
Sexes similar
Large, small-headed, round-winged, long-tailed, ground-dwelling bird
Plain brown plumage, darker on upperparts ...
Plain Chachalaca
Adult
Similar Species
Greater Roadrunner is striped, has pale underside, and large bill.
Wild Turkey is larger and more robust, with barring on all body feathers.
Plain Chachalaca ( Ortalis vetula )
Plain Chachalaca, Martin Homestead Refuge, Edinburg, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) is member of the guan family which ranges from extreme south Texas southward to Costa Rica.
Diet The plain chachalaca eats leaves, grain, berries, buds and sometimes insects.
Life Cycle The female will lay three to four eggs in a nest made of sticks and lined with moss and leaves. Occasionally they will use the old nest of other birds.
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)
Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)
Chats (Parulidae)
Chickadees ...
Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula
[edit] Partridges, grouse, turkeys, and Old World quail
Wild Turkey ...
The Plain Chachalaca is 56 cm (22") long and weighs 650 g (1 lb 7 oz). It is long-necked with a small head and bare throat. Adults have a greyish head and neck with a dull olive-brown body and wings.
Wood-Warblers During Spring Migration
Willets in the Mist
Plain Chachalacas
Jacana Pronunciation Poll
Bears and Bobwhites ...
These birds are generally very vocal. Many have bare skin between their eyes and their bill, or on their throat. They nest in trees and lay white eggs.
Species in this family:
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) ...
 See also: Chachalaca, Turkey, Wild Turkey, Raven, Hummingbird
  
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