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West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler, 1830)

The West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found only in Mexico, more specifically in Pacific-slope (and adjacent interior) thorn forest from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Cracidae
Genus:
  Ortalis

Scientific:
  Ortalis poliocephala

Citation:
  (Wagler, 1830)

Reference:
  Isis col.1112

Protonym:
  Penelope poliocephala

Avibase ID:
  98FC9EB99421EFB5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/98FC9EB9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175726

Geographic range:

  • Ortalis poliocephala: Semiarid w Mexico (c Jalisco and Michoacán to Chiapas)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
West Mexican Chachalaca
Catalan:
Txatxalaca de Jalisco
Czech:
čačalaka západomexická
Danish:
Sierra Madre-chachalaca
German:
Graubrustguan
Spanish:
Chachalaca Pechigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Chachalaca Pechigrís
Finnish:
meksikonkaklattaja
French:
Ortalide de Wagler
Croatian:
velika čačalaka
Italian:
Ciacialaca del Messico Occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
mekishikohimeshakukei
Japanese:
メキシコヒメシャクケイ
Lithuanian:
Pilkakrūtė čačalaka
Dutch:
West-Mexicaanse Chachalaca
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Guerrerohokko
Norwegian:
Guerrerohokko
Polish:
czakalaka plowa
Portuguese:
Aracuã-de-peito-cinzento
Russian:
Серогрудая чачалака
Slovak:
šuan plavý
Serbian:
Čačalaka iz zapadnog Meksika
Swedish:
västmexikansk chachalaca
Ukrainian:
Чачалака західна
Chinese:
墨西哥小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional):
墨西哥稚冠雉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ortalide de Wagler ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ortalide de Wagler ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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James Lee Peters (original):
Ortalis vetula poliocephala [version 2]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Ortalis vetula poliocephala [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
West Mexican Chachalaca ( Ortalis poliocephala) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ortalis poliocephala [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ortalis poliocephala [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ortalis [poliocephala or wagleri] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms


Catalan: Txatxalaca de Jalisco
Czech: Cacalaka šedoprsá, čačalaka západomexická
Danish: Sierra Madre-chachalaca
German: Graubrustguan, Graubrusttschatschalaka
English: Wagler's Chachalaca, West Mexican Chachalaca
English (IOC): West Mexican Chachalaca
Spanish: Chachalaca Mexicana, Chachalaca Pálida, Chachalaca Pechigrís, Guacharaca Pacífica
Spanish (Spain): Chachalaca Pechigrís
Spanish (HBW): West Mexican Chachalaca
Spanish (Mexico): Chachalaca Mexicana, chachalaca pálida
Estonian: punakõht-tšatšalaka, suur-tšatšalaka
Finnish: Meksikonkaklattaja
French: Ortalide de Wagler, Ortalide poliocéphale
Croatian: velika čačalaka
Italian: Ciacialaca del Messico Occidentale, Ciacialaca occidentale
Japanese (romaji): mekishikohimeshakukei
Japanese: メキシコヒメシャクケイ
Scientific: Ortalis lajuela, Ortalis poliocephala, Ortalis poliocephala lajuelae, Ortalis poliocephala poliocephala, Ortalis vetula poliocephala, Penelope poliocephala
Lithuanian: Pilkakrūtė čačalaka
Dutch: Westmexicaanse Chachalaca, West-Mexicaanse Chachalaca
Norwegian Nynorsk: Guerrerohokko
Norwegian: Guerrerohokko
Polish: czakalaka plowa, Czakalaka płowa
Portuguese: Aracuã-de-peito-cinzento
Russian: Серогрудая чачалака
Slovak: čačalaka plavá, šuan plavý
Serbian: Čačalaka iz zapadnog Meksika
Swedish: Västmexikansk chachalaca
Ukrainian: Чачалака західна
Chinese: 墨西哥小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 墨西哥稚冠雉

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