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Speckled chachalaca

Ortalis guttata (Spix, 1825)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 500 g to 600 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)
Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the speckled chachalaca

Weight
500 g – 600 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
Not recorded
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 speckled chachalaca live?

Not recorded

What is the speckled chachalaca?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows).

This species is found across the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The two Amazonian subspecies are generally common and inhabit low or open forest, thickets, and riparian areas. A third, isolated subspecies is found in a small area of southeastern Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Speckled chachalaca” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speckled_chachalaca&oldid=1380717258), 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 speckled chachalaca endangered?

The speckled 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.

How is the speckled chachalaca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyCracidae
  6. genusOrtalis
  7. SpeciesOrtalis guttata (Spix, 1825)
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • شاشالاكا أرقطArabic
  • شاشالاكا مرقطArabic
  • txatxalaca pigallatCatalan
  • čačalaka šupinatáCzech
  • čačalaka kropenatáCzech
  • Spættet ChachalacaDanish
  • TüpfelguanGerman
  • FleckenguanGerman
  • punkta ĉaĉalakoEsperanto
  • Chachalaca moteadaSpanish
  • Chachalaca JaspeadaSpanish
  • Guacharaca moteadaSpanish
  • Guacharaca variableSpanish
  • kiripugu-tšatšalakaEstonian
  • suomukaklattajaFinnish
  • Ortalide mailléeFrench
  • pjegava čačalakaCroatian
  • Ciacialaca marezzatoItalian
  • ブラジルヒメシャクケイJapanese
  • kanapėtoji čačalakaLithuanian
  • Gevlekte ChachalacaDutch
  • buskhokkoNorwegian
  • czakalaka kreskowanaPolish
  • aracuã-pintadoPortuguese
  • chachalaca-pintadaPortuguese
  • Глазчатая чачалакаRussian
  • Полосатая чачалакаRussian
  • čačalaka perlaváSlovak
  • Pirgava čačalakaSerbian
  • spräcklig chachalacaSwedish
  • Benekli ÇaçalakaTurkish
  • чачалака цяткованаUkrainian
  • 斑點稚冠雉Chinese
  • 鳞斑小冠雉Chinese

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Relatives of the speckled 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 speckled chachalaca?

An adult speckled chachalaca weighs 500 g – 600 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the speckled chachalaca endangered?

The speckled 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 speckled chachalaca?

The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-chachalaca

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{speckled_chachalaca_2026,
  title = {Speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-chachalaca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}