West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis poliocephala
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae
- Genus
- Ortalis
- eBird Code
- wemcha1
Distribution
semiarid western Mexico (central Jalisco and Michoacán to Chiapas)
Vocalizations
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.