Listen to the Speckled chachalaca
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About the Speckled chachalaca
The Speckled chachalaca is a bird in the family Cracidae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Speckled chachalaca sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows).
This species is found across the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The two Amazonian subspecies are generally common and inhabit low or open forest, thickets, and riparian areas. A third, isolated subspecies is found in a small area of southeastern Brazil.
Related birds in the genus Ortalis
More from the family Cracidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Speckled chachalaca sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Speckled chachalaca on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Speckled chachalaca endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Speckled chachalaca as “least concern”.
What family does the Speckled chachalaca belong to?
The Speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: SE Zumba: turnoff to Chito on La Chonta… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1266317 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Speckled chachalaca – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Joao Quental – CC BY 2.0