Species profile
White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra
Quick answer
Pacific slope of s Mexico (Chiapas) to nw Costa Rica
- Scientific name
- Ortalis leucogastra
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Ortalis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording White-bellied Chachalaca in your journal
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