Colombian Chachalaca

Colombian Chachalaca
Colombian Chachalaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species: O. columbiana
Binomial name
Ortalis columbiana
(Hellmayr, 1906)

The Colombian Chachalaca (Ortalis columbiana) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in forests and woodlands in the inter-Andean valleys in Colombia. It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of the Speckled Chachalaca.

References

  • Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 8/4/2011.
  • Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version [date]. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. [1]

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