Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans

White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

The White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) is a 496 g woodland bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans

Order

Galliformes

Weight

496 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras.

Where to see it: Finca La Gracia (Guatemala); RNP Los Tarrales · sendero La Rinconada (Guatemala); Ecoparque El Espino (El Salvador); Parque del Bicentenario (ANP El Espino-Bosque Los Pericos) (El Salvador); 2a calle, Lotificación Minerva. (El Salvador).

Photo: (c) Juanito Escamilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist