Little chachalaca
Ortalis motmot (Linnaeus, 1766)
The little chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 385 g to 520 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the little chachalaca
- Weight
- 385 g – 520 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 28 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 little chachalaca live?
Not recorded
What is the little chachalaca?
The little chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) is a bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and possibly Colombia.
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Is the little chachalaca endangered?
The little chachalaca is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 little chachalaca classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusOrtalis
- SpeciesOrtalis motmot (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Ortalis motmot motmot, Penelope parrakoua, Phasianus motmot
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Variable chachalacaEnglish
- Variable chachalacaEnglish
- Variable chachalaca (little)English
- شاشالاكا صغيرArabic
- شاشالاكا متلونArabic
- txatxalaca de cresta vermellaCatalan
- čačalaka guyanskáCzech
- cacalaca amrywiolWelsh
- Lille ChachalacaDanish
- MotmotguanGerman
- Motmot-GuanGerman
- eta ĉaĉalakoEsperanto
- Guacharaca enanaSpanish
- Chachalaca motmotSpanish
- väike-tšatšalakaEstonian
- amazoniankaklattajaFinnish
- Ortalide motmotFrench
- kestenjastoglava čačalakaCroatian
- Ciacialaca minoreItalian
- カワリヒメシャクケイJapanese
- mažoji čačalakaLithuanian
- Kleine ChachalacaDutch
- guyanahokkoNorwegian
- czakalaka rdzawaPolish
- aracuã-pequenoPortuguese
- chachalaca-pequenaPortuguese
- Малая чачалакаRussian
- čačalaka parakaSlovak
- Smeđokrila čačalakaSerbian
- Wakagosrm
- motmotchachalacaSwedish
- Kuzeyli Küçük ÇaçakalaTurkish
- чачалака малаUkrainian
- 小冠雉Chinese
- 小稚冠雉Chinese
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Relatives of the little chachalaca
Other species in the same genus Ortalis.
Plain chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
Rufous-vented chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
Chaco chachalaca
Ortalis canicollis
Speckled chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
Rufous-headed chachalaca
Ortalis erythroptera
Chestnut-winged chachalaca
Ortalis garrula
CompareLittle chachalaca vs Plain chachalacaLittle chachalaca vs Rufous-vented chachalacaLittle chachalaca vs Chaco chachalacaLittle chachalaca vs Speckled chachalaca
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the little chachalaca?
An adult little chachalaca weighs 385 g – 520 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the little chachalaca endangered?
The little 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 little chachalaca?
The little chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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