Chaco chachalaca
The Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
| Chaco chachalaca | |
|---|---|
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| In the Pantanal, Brazil. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Ortalis |
| Species: | O. canicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ortalis canicollis (Wagler, 1830) | |
Description
It has a dark back with a brown underside and pale legs.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
- O. c. canicollis (Wagler, 1830) - Gran Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina
- O. c. pantanalensis (Cherrie and Reichenberger, 1921) - southwest Mato Grosso of Brazil
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O. c. pantanalensis
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Ortalis canicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
Media related to Ortalis canicollis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ortalis canicollis at Wikispecies
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