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| + | ;[[:Category:Ortalis|Ortalis]] columbiana | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Brown upperside and neck, throat, and upper breast, while underside is paler. White fringes to dark feathers producing a scaled effect, tail with rufous outher feathers. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Found in north and central [[Colombia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. <br /> | ||
| + | Has been treated as subspecies of [[Speckled Chachalaca]] in the past. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Low forests and forest borders, palm groves, gardens. Mostly lower elevation, but observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes fruit, particularly bananas. Readily visits feeders. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Vocalizations are variations of Cha--Chachalaca | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop439.html SACC proposal] to split Colombian Chachalaca | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Ortalis+columbiana}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ortalis]] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 25 August 2011
- Ortalis columbiana
Identification
Brown upperside and neck, throat, and upper breast, while underside is paler. White fringes to dark feathers producing a scaled effect, tail with rufous outher feathers.
Distribution
Found in north and central Colombia.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Has been treated as subspecies of Speckled Chachalaca in the past.
Habitat
Low forests and forest borders, palm groves, gardens. Mostly lower elevation, but observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit, particularly bananas. Readily visits feeders.
Vocalizations are variations of Cha--Chachalaca
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- SACC proposal to split Colombian Chachalaca
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Colombian Chachalaca. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Colombian_Chachalaca
