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Buff-browed Chachalaca
Ortalis superciliaris
Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) — Gamebirds of South America.
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The Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) is a member of the Cracidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 520 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Cracidae Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Genus Ortalis
- Species superciliaris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 520 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, part of the order Galliformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA ne Brazil.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 520 g, with a wing length of about 17.6 cm and a tail of around 20.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 387,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Buff-browed Chachalaca?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is a large bird that weighs around 520 g.
Where does the Buff-browed Chachalaca live?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is found across South America with a range covering SA ne Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Buff-browed Chachalaca belong to?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) belongs to the Cracidae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the Buff-browed Chachalaca eat?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Buff-browed Chachalaca migrate?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Buff-browed Chachalaca endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Buff-browed Chachalaca make?
1 real field recording of the Buff-browed Chachalaca — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Buff-browed Chachalaca's range?
The Buff-browed Chachalaca has a mapped global range of about 387,000 km².
Conservation
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