Rufous-headed Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis erythroptera

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The rufous-headed chachalaca is 56 to 66 cm (1.8 to 2.2 ft) long and weighs 620 to 645 g (1.4 to 1.4 lb). It has a rufous head and neck and gray-brown back. The central tail feathers are dark gray and the outer ones gray near the body and chestnut on their outer halves. The lower breast and belly are creamy white. The primary flight feathers are bright chestnut. Its brown eye is surrounded by bare bluish gray skin. The legs are pale blue. Voice: The rufous-headed chachalaca is most vocal from before dawn into the early morning. Its principal call is a "raucous, repeated 'kwak-ar-ar-ar', 'cha-cha-kaw' or shriller 'kra-kra-kra'", and is usually initiated by the male. Pairs give several calls "including a soft cooing or clucking, harsh 'cow', and fast, repeated 'kawuck'."

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · El Oro: between Zaruma and Loja, 919 m, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Norma Malinowski · CC BY 4.0

White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

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The white-bellied chachalaca is 43 to 50 cm (1.4 to 1.6 ft) long and weighs 439 to 560 g (0.97 to 1.2 lb). Its head, upperparts, and breast are brown and the belly dull white. Its brown tail is tipped with white. Bare dark slate facial skin surrounds the eye. Voice: The white-bellied chachalaca's principal vocalization is "a gruff, burry chattering of four syllables 'k-ku’uh-uh' or 'ch-k-uh-urr'."

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Photo: Daniel Pineda Vera · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Rufous-headed Chachalaca and White-bellied Chachalaca.