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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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When to see the White-bellied Chachalaca
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-bellied Chachalaca
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-bellied Chachalaca
The white-bellied chachalaca is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrulaThe chestnut-winged chachalaca is 53 to 60 cm (1.7 to 2.0 ft) long.
Scaled ChachalacaOrtalis squamataThe scaled chachalaca is about 50 cm (1.6 ft) long.
Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraThe 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).
Side by side: West Mexican Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Rufous-bellied Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Wattled Guan vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Highland Guan vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Chestnut-winged Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Scaled Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Rufous-headed Chachalaca vs White-bellied Chachalaca
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