Chaco Chachalaca
A species of Chachalacas Scientific name : Ortalis canicollis Genus : Chachalacas
Chaco Chachalaca, A species of Chachalacas
Botanical name: Ortalis canicollis
Genus: Chachalacas
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Description General Info
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Description
It has a dark back with a brown underside and pale legs. 
Size
56 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Chaco Chachalaca primarily consumes leaves, fruits, seeds, and flowers, alongside caterpillars, particularly during abundance periods. Favored fruits include molle and mistol. During the wet season, the fruit intake rises. Chaco Chachalaca is also a seed disperser and forages mainly in tree crowns, sometimes on the ground, in small to large groups.
Habitat
The chaco Chachalaca typically inhabits swampy lowland forests, monte scrub, and areas adjacent to trails and grove edges offering dense vegetation cover. Their habitats extend to include dry subtropical forests, semi-deciduous forests, gallery forests, cerrado woodlands, secondary forests, and palm groves. These birds show adaptability by being present in both secondary and pristine woodlands, albeit with varied detectability. They primarily occupy lowland regions.
Dite type
Omnivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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