Chaco chachalaca

Chaco chachalaca
In the Pantanal, Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species: O. canicollis
Binomial name
Ortalis canicollis
Wagler, 1830

The Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

It has a dark back with a brown underside and pale legs.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

O. c. pantanalensis

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