Scaled Chachalaca - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Jamfaraco
Rio do Pouso, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, January 2007

Ortalis squamata

Distribution

Found in southeast Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Speckled Chachalaca.

Habitat

Low forests and forest borders, palm groves, gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit, particularly bananas. Readily visits feeders.

Vocalizations are variations of Chachala or Chachalaca.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. SACC baseline read July 2010
5. Birdforum thread about the taxonomy of Chachalacas

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Scaled Chachalaca. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaled_Chachalaca

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