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Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis
(Wagler, JG, 1830)
Charata
Aracuã-do-pantanal
Family: Cracidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Penelope canicollis.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsMorera Negra (Morus nigra)17/10/2022Samuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
PlantsCereus forbesii28/02/2022Maximiliano Sager
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)27/06/2017Luis Fernandez Campos



Number of Photography: 551

Foto
Photography ID: 678780
  Adult
Mendiolaza
Córdoba
Argentina
03/21/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 671487
  Adult
Cañada de rio pinto
Córdoba
Argentina
01/24/2026
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 671486
  Adult
Cañada de rio pinto
Córdoba
Argentina
01/24/2026
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 665163
  Adult
Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/28/2025
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 665143
  Adult
La Saladilla
La Rioja
Argentina
12/18/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 664962
  Immature
Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
12/27/2025
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 663449
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
11/17/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 661478
  Adult
La Saladilla
La Rioja
Argentina
11/27/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 661010
  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
06/21/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 660716
 Ruta Nacional 89
Chaco
Argentina
11/24/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 658547
  Adult
La Saladilla
La Rioja
Argentina
10/30/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 658059
  Adult
La Saladilla
La Rioja
Argentina
09/26/2025
Carlos De Biagi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 10



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni01/05/2026ArgentinaCórdobaComplejo Megevand, Río CeballosN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán11/02/2025ArgentinaCórdobaLos DuendesN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Moreno10/12/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaEl Cantadero, La RiojaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/01/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableN/AN/AYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos10/09/2018ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos09/12/2018ArgentinaJujuyAguas Calientes, El CarmenIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio05/26/2018ArgentinaChacoRefugio de Vida Silvestre El CachapéN/AAdultNoNo
Luis Fernandez Campos12/28/2017ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández06/20/2015ArgentinaChacoColonia Tacuarí, Puerto Vilelas♂ ♀SeveralNoNo
Miguel Andina10/03/2012ArgentinaTucumánRio Marapa, Lamadrid♂ ♀AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 9


Video ID: 5618
  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
04/24/2023
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 5617
  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
04/24/2023
Eduardo Cusano



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Number of Records: 2164



Page 1 of 217
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245229725/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero2Rodolfo Domnanovich
245223224/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero10Rodolfo Domnanovich
245226623/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero6Rodolfo Domnanovich
244993021/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaEl Talar. Las zinnias, MendiolazaFernanda Ferrari
244652208/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Puerto Ocampo12Gabriel Carbajales
244644707/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeNavegación por el humedal, Villa Ocampo1Gabriel Carbajales
244631407/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSendero Hermanos Winckler, Florencia6Gabriel Carbajales
243841623/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero2Rodolfo Domnanovich
243639317/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero9Rodolfo Domnanovich
243643015/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroQuebrada Tres Pozos, Guampacha20Rodolfo Domnanovich
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Chaco Chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.