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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala

West Mexican Chachalaca belongs to Cracidae, within the order Galliformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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West Mexican Chachalaca · Ortalis poliocephala
Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Ortalis poliocephala
Order
Galliformes
Family
Cracidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Woodland
Reported mass
760 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

中美洲:墨西哥西部和西南部

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Juan Miguel Artigas Azas · Reference record ↗

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