Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Ortalis ruficauda

The Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) is a 586 g woodland bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans

Order

Galliformes

Weight

586 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago.

Where to see it: Cuffie River Nature Retreat (Trinidad and Tobago); Bon Accord Sewage Treatment Ponds (Trinidad and Tobago); Parque Simon Bolivar (Venezuela); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela); Parque del Este (Venezuela).

Photo: (c) Stephanie Tran, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist