East Brazilian chachalaca

East Brazilian chachalaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species: O. araucuan
Binomial name
Ortalis araucuan
Spix, 1825

The East Brazilian chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in forests in the Atlantic forests in eastern Brazil. It was previously considered a subspecies of the speckled chachalaca.

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