Scaled Chachalaca
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Scaled Chachalaca | |
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In Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
Conservation status | |
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: | Ortalis |
Species: | O. squamata |
Binomial name | |
Ortalis squamata Lesson, 1829 | |
The Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in forests in southeastern Brazil. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Speckled Chachalaca.
References
- South American Classification Committee (November 19, 2012). "Proposal (#478) to South American Classification Committee – Species limits in Ortalis". Retrieved December 8, 2012.
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