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ortalis cinereiceps - Chachalaca Chachalacas call a bit like turkeys, they look like pheasants with a hawk&#039;s beak.<br />
Luckily, unlike most other birds in our garden, they only care for fruit we don&#039;t eat.<br />
Adrian our gardener declares that they are better than chicken, we have put our foot down though :) Chachalaca,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Grey-headed chachalaca,Ortalis cinereiceps,Summer,bird,ortalis cinereiceps,tree turkey Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

ortalis cinereiceps - Chachalaca

Chachalacas call a bit like turkeys, they look like pheasants with a hawk's beak.
Luckily, unlike most other birds in our garden, they only care for fruit we don't eat.
Adrian our gardener declares that they are better than chicken, we have put our foot down though :)

    comments (2)

  1. chachalaca...what a beautiful word to pronounce :) Posted 9 years ago
    1. thank you. The common chachalaca ( the one with white belly ) makes a noice which sounds like that :) Posted 9 years ago

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The grey-headed chachalaca is a member of an ancient group of birds of the Cracidae family, which are related to the Australasian mound builders. It breeds in lowlands from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia at up to 1,100 m altitude.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Dec 19, 2015. Captured Jul 29, 2015 09:44 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
  • NIKON D4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 145mm