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Chestnut-winged chachalaca

Ortalis garrula (Humboldt, 1805)

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The chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 532 g to 755 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula)
Photo: Mateo.gable · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-winged chachalaca

Weight
532 g – 755 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
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 chestnut-winged chachalaca live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-winged chachalaca?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Colombia.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-winged chachalaca” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-winged_chachalaca&oldid=1314522688), 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 chestnut-winged chachalaca endangered?

The chestnut-winged 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 chestnut-winged chachalaca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyCracidae
  6. genusOrtalis
  7. SpeciesOrtalis garrula (Humboldt, 1805)

Synonyms Ortalis garrula garrula, Phasianus garrulus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • شاشالاكا كستنائي الأجنحةArabic
  • txatxalaca ala-roigCatalan
  • čačalaka hnědokřídláCzech
  • čačalaka rezavokřídláCzech
  • cacalaca adeinwinauWelsh
  • Kastanjevinget ChachalacaDanish
  • RotflügelguanGerman
  • brunflugila ĉaĉalakoEsperanto
  • Chachalaca alirrojaSpanish
  • Guacharaca caribeñaSpanish
  • punatiib-tšatšalakaEstonian
  • kolumbiankaklattajaFinnish
  • Ortalide babillardeFrench
  • kestenjastokrila čačalakaCroatian
  • Ciacialaca alicastaneItalian
  • チャバネヒメシャクケイJapanese
  • raudonsparnė čačalakaLithuanian
  • RoodvleugelchachalacaDutch
  • kastanjevingehokkoNorwegian
  • czakalaka brązowoskrzydłaPolish
  • aracuã-de-asa-castanhaPortuguese
  • aracuã-de-asas-castanhaPortuguese
  • chachalaca-d'asa-castanhaPortuguese
  • Краснокрылая чачалакаRussian
  • čačalaka hnedokrídlaSlovak
  • Čačalaka kestenjastih krilaSerbian
  • brunvingad chachalacaSwedish
  • Kızıl Kanatlı ÇaçalakaTurkish
  • чачалака рудокрилаUkrainian
  • 栗翅小冠雉Chinese
  • 栗翅稚冠雉Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-winged 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 chestnut-winged chachalaca?

An adult chestnut-winged chachalaca weighs 532 g – 755 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-winged chachalaca endangered?

The chestnut-winged 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 chestnut-winged chachalaca?

The chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-winged-chachalaca

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_winged_chachalaca_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-winged chachalaca (Ortalis garrula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-winged-chachalaca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}