Species profile
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis erythroptera
Quick answer
W Ecuador and extreme nw Peru
- Scientific name
- Ortalis erythroptera
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Ortalis
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Rufous-headed Chachalaca in your journal
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