Rufous-headed chachalaca

Rufous-headed chachalaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Cracidae
Genus:Ortalis
Species: O. erythroptera
Binomial name
Ortalis erythroptera
Sclater & Salvin, 1870

The rufous-headed chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in Colombia and adjacent Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ortalis erythroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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