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Buff-browed chachalaca

Ortalis superciliaris G. R. Gray, 1867

LCLeast Concernbirds

The buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 520 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buff-browed chachalaca

Weight
520 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the buff-browed chachalaca live?

Not recorded

What is the buff-browed chachalaca?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Buff-browed chachalaca” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-browed_chachalaca&oldid=1313865507), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the buff-browed chachalaca endangered?

The buff-browed chachalaca is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the buff-browed chachalaca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyCracidae
  6. genusOrtalis
  7. SpeciesOrtalis superciliaris G. R. Gray, 1867

Synonyms Ortalida superciliaris, Ortalis motmot superciliaris, Ortalis spixi, Ortalis superciliaris spixii, Ortalis superciliaris superciliaris

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • شاشالاكا برتقالي الحاجبArabic
  • txatxalaca cellutCatalan
  • čačalaka světlebrváCzech
  • Lysbrynet ChachalacaDanish
  • GelbbrauenguanGerman
  • BrauenguanGerman
  • helbrova ĉaĉalakoEsperanto
  • Guacharaca pardaSpanish
  • Chachacalaca CejudaSpanish
  • Chachalaca cejudaSpanish
  • kahkkulm-tšatšalakaEstonian
  • vaaleakulmakaklattajaFinnish
  • Ortalide à sourcilsFrench
  • mala čačalakaCroatian
  • Ciacialaca cigliacamoscioItalian
  • アマゾンヒメシャクケイJapanese
  • geltonbruvė čačalakaLithuanian
  • GeelbrauwchachalacaDutch
  • blekbrynhokkoNorwegian
  • czakalaka jasnobrewaPolish
  • AracuãPortuguese
  • aracuã-de-sobrancelhasPortuguese
  • chachalaca-de-sobrancelhasPortuguese
  • Светлобровая чачалакаRussian
  • čačalaka obočnatáSlovak
  • Svetloobrvasta čačalakaSerbian
  • beigebrynad chachalacaSwedish
  • Sarı Kaşlı ÇaçalakaTurkish
  • чачалака світлоброваUkrainian
  • 黃眉稚冠雉Chinese
  • 黄眉小冠雉Chinese

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Relatives of the buff-browed chachalaca

Other species in the same genus Ortalis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buff-browed chachalaca?

An adult buff-browed chachalaca weighs 520 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buff-browed chachalaca endangered?

The buff-browed chachalaca is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the buff-browed chachalaca?

The buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-browed-chachalaca

MLA

“Buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-browed-chachalaca.

BibTeX
@misc{buff_browed_chachalaca_2026,
  title = {Buff-browed chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-browed-chachalaca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}