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Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula
(Wagler, JG, 1830)
Chachalaca Común
Family: Cracidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Penelope vetula.

Subspecies:


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Number of Photography: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 648197
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
08/12/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 586956
  Adult
Cancún
Quintana Roo
Mexico
05/17/2024
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 569540
  Adult
Bacalar
Quintana Roo
Mexico
12/30/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 569488
 Xalapa
Veracruz
Mexico
12/27/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 497159
  Adult
El Cuyo
Yucatán
Mexico
05/23/2022
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 325795
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
04/09/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 325456
♂ ♀ Tulum
Quintana Roo
Mexico
06/22/2017
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 256556
  Adult
Akumal
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/24/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 240523
♂ ♀  Adult
Tulum
Quintana Roo
Mexico
07/24/2016
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 210265
  Adult
Tulum
Quintana Roo
Mexico
04/14/2017
Ruben Zabala
Foto
Photography ID: 195406
  Adult
Reserva Toh
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/27/2017
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 187085
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
01/21/2017
Guillermo Garcia



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Alberto Valderrey08/05/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménN/AAdultNoNo


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Number of Records: 36



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240020811/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar1Gabriel Carbajales
240017610/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar2Gabriel Carbajales
240007406/12/2025MexicoYucatánTulum4Gabriel Carbajales
234360112/08/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménHugo Alberto Valderrey
234504505/08/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménHugo Alberto Valderrey
223115531/12/2024MexicoQuintana RooMalecon Tajamar, Cancún2Faustino Hollmann
223114331/12/2024MexicoQuintana RooBoulevard Kukulcan, Cancún2Faustino Hollmann
220863629/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén2Dario Juan Wendeler
220865728/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén3Dario Juan Wendeler
220868727/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén1Dario Juan Wendeler
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.