Colombian Chachalaca
A species of Chachalacas Scientific name : Ortalis columbiana Genus : Chachalacas
Colombian Chachalaca, A species of Chachalacas
Botanical name: Ortalis columbiana
Genus: Chachalacas
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Description
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
The Colombian chachalaca (Ortalis columbiana) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is endemic to the forests and woodlands in the inter-Andean valleys in Colombia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the speckled chachalaca. Some members of the Colombian Chachalaca are seed dispersers and others as predators, thus affecting the recruitment of plants in tropical forests. Colombian Chachalaca is actively involved in the distribution of seeds from the fruits that it ingests. This chachalaca is a disperser of small seeds of some Melastomataceae, thus facilitating the regeneration of some plant species in areas where it lives. 
Habitat
The habitat of colombian Chachalaca includes fragmented patches of humid forests, forest edges, and scrubby woodlands. These birds are typically found in environments where forest meets open areas, such as gallery forests adjacent to agricultural lands and grazing pastures. They adapt to regions where the natural vegetation is interspersed with human-modified landscapes.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
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