🦋 Family

Cracidae

41 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Galliformes › Cracidae

Ortalis cinereiceps G.R.Gray, 1867

Ortalis cinereiceps, the grey-headed chachalaca, is a medium turkey-like bird found across Central America to northwestern Colombia.

Ortalis canicollis (Wagler, 1830)

Ortalis canicollis, the Chaco chachalaca, is a South American bird with two described subspecies occupying varied forest and scrub habitats.

Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler, 1830)

The West Mexican chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) is a bird found across southwestern Mexico in multiple forest types.

Ortalis vetula (Wagler, 1830)

Ortalis vetula, the plain chachalaca, is a medium-sized galliform bird native to parts of Central and North America.

Ortalis columbiana Hellmayr, 1906

Ortalis columbiana, the Colombian chachalaca, is an endemic fragmented forest bird of Colombia with little known breeding habits.

Ortalis araucuan (Spix, 1825)

Ortalis araucana, the East Brazilian chachalaca, is a 50 cm bird native to far eastern Brazil.

Ortalis squamata R.Lesson, 1829

Ortalis squamata, the scaled chachalaca, is a brown-plumaged bird endemic to southeastern Brazil.

Mitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879

Mitu salvini (Salvin's curassow) is a mostly black Andean foothill bird found in northwestern South America.

Mitu tomentosum (Spix, 1825)

Mitu tomentosum, the crestless curassow, is a large Neotropical curassow found across northern South America lowland forests.

Mitu tuberosum (Spix, 1825)

Mitu tuberosum, the razor-billed curassow, is a large black forest bird native to Amazonian lowland forests.

Aburria aburri (R.Lesson, 1828)

Aburria aburri, the wattled guan, is a large black Andean bird identifiable by its distinctive elongated red and yellow throat wattle.

Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858)

Red-throated piping guan (Pipile cujubi) is a black guan with a red throat patch found in Amazonian South American forests.

Pipile pipile (Jacquin, 1784)

Pipile pipile, the Trinidad piping guan, is a medium-sized forest-dwelling cracid with distinctive plumage and mostly plant-based diet.

Pipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784)

Pipile cumanensis, the blue-throated piping guan, is a distinctive Neotropical bird found in Amazonian lowland forests near rivers.

Pipile jacutinga (Spix, 1825)

Pipile jacutinga, the black-fronted piping guan, is a distinctive turkey-like Atlantic Forest bird now with a limited patchy range.

Pipile cumanensis grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)

This is a description of the blue-throated piping guan subspecies Pipile cumanensis grayi, covering its appearance and distribution.

Penelopina nigra (Fraser, 1852)

Penelopina nigra, the highland guan, is a Central American gamebird found in mountain forests with distinct male and female plumage.

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