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Unidentified chick rescued from cat. Sámara, Costa Rica (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Possibly a Dove?
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
Gotta be a chachalaca....too pretty to be a dove 😂
pbjosh
missing the neotropics
Looks like a Chachalaca. It's definitely in the realm of Turkeys/Chickens/Quails/Pheasants/Chachalacas/Guans/etc. A Chachalaca is much more likely (and looks a better match to my non-expert eye) than a Bobwhite, Wood-Quail, or Guan.
However, in any of those cases it will have a diet not too far from a chicken and can probably be fed something commercially available for baby chickens/turkeys until more can be figured out. If they can't get to that kind of food quickly, some mushy stuff like polenta, hard boiled egg, a bit of cooked green veg should all be ok.
There is likely to be a wildlife rescue in CR that can give better advice, but I am not familiar.
However, in any of those cases it will have a diet not too far from a chicken and can probably be fed something commercially available for baby chickens/turkeys until more can be figured out. If they can't get to that kind of food quickly, some mushy stuff like polenta, hard boiled egg, a bit of cooked green veg should all be ok.
There is likely to be a wildlife rescue in CR that can give better advice, but I am not familiar.
Welsh Peregrine
Well-known member
No experience of chachalaca chicks, but I’m getting more of a wood-quail vibe....
