White-bellied Chachalaca

White-bellied Chachalaca
White-bellied Chachalaca
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species: O. leucogastra
Binomial name
Ortalis leucogastra
Gould, 1843
This is about the Central American species. For the Brazilian species also known as the White-bellied Chachalaca, see East Brazilian Chachalaca.

The White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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