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plain chachalaca

  1. Chachy Rules

    Chachy Rules

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli), Green Jays (Cyanocorax yncas luxuosus). Chachy rules.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  2. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • estero llano grande state park hidalgo county ortalis vetula mccalli plain chachalaca texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  3. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  4. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    While stalking a Roadrunner, we were surprised by this Plain Chachalaca which flew across the road into a nearby tree. I took this photo from the car window. Endemic to southern Texas and adjacent Mexico, this is presumably the most northerly race "O. v. mccalli" which is paler and has more...
    • jmorlan
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  6. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park ortalis vetula mccalli plain chachalaca texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  7. Plain Chachalaca (leucistic)

    Plain Chachalaca (leucistic)

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli) Leucistic. Even his non-white feathers are a different color as you can compare to the other two chachalacas.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county ortalis vetula plain chachalaca subsp. mccalli texas valley nature center weslaco
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  8. My best

    My best

    Chachalaca shot from the trip. And the last shot I'll post from the next-to-last full day in Texas. Next come my shots from South Padre Island.
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  9. In the clear

    In the clear

    Just back-tracking a couple hours worth to finish off the rest of my post-worthy shots from that day. Here's another Chachalaca, this time in full sun. Oh, and going back to the rhythm of the bird's name - it reminds me of a nonsense rhyme that high school grads here chant while dancing through...
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  10. Chachalaca

    Chachalaca

    The first I'd even heard of this bird with its almost danceably rhythmic name :
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  11. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  12. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Seen twice and heard everyday on resort
    • hindleygreener
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula, subsp. mccalli) Sexes similar. Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area, Tamaulipan scrub adjacent to Arroyo Colorado at ca. 13.7 m (45 ft) elevation. 6
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county harlingen hugh ramsey nature park ortalis vetula plain chachalaca subsp. mccalli texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  14. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Could not get close to them at all, always on the other side of the fence in the wild area overlooked from our hotel balcony.
    • Robert L Jarvis
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    This chachalaca was in a tree by a blind, staring down at me and my dad.
    • Storm-Petrel
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  16. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    This is apparently a difficult bird to catch on film, the Plain Chachalaca is large and reclusive.
    • LIme85AW11
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  17. Plain Chachalaca

    Plain Chachalaca

    Neat birds!
    • Michael W
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
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