Plain Chachalaca

Birds of North America

Ortalis vetula


Plain Chachalaca,picture of Plain Chachalaca

A juvenile Plain Chachalaca eating a grapefruit fallen from a tree at the Frontera Audubon Reserve in Weslaco, Texas, USA.

Plain Chachalaca,picture of Plain Chachalaca

A side view of a Plain Chachalaca as it walks along on a limb of a tree in a wooded area in the Frontera Audubon Reserve in Weslaco, Teaxs, USA.

Plain Chachalaca,picture of Plain Chachalaca

A front view of a Plain Chachalaca looking down from a tall tree in the visitors parking lot of the Frontera Audubon Reserve in Weslaco, Texas, USA.

Plain Chachalaca,picture of Plain Chachalaca

A Plain Chachalaca calling out to the other Plain Chachalacas during the early daylight hours at the Frontera Audubon Reserve in Weslaco, Texas, USA.

Plain Chachalaca,picture of Plain Chachalaca

A side profile of a Plain Chachalaca perched high up in a tree under blue skies at the Frontera Audubon Reserve in Weslaco, Texas, USA.

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Plain Chachalaca

Name B L W W W Family Latin Name
Plain Chachalaca22" 56cm 26" 66cm1.2lb. 544.3g Cracidae Ortalis vetula



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