Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Ortalis [motmot x vetula] (hybrid)
• Ortalis [motmot x ruficauda] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: kiçik çaçalaka
Catalan: Txatxalaca de cresta vermella
Czech: čačalaka guyanská
Danish: Lille Chachalaca, Spættet Chachalaca
German: Motmotguan, Motmotguan (motmot), Tüpfelguan
English: Little Chachalaca, Variable Chachalaca, Variable Chachalaca (Little)
English, HBW: Little Chachalaca, Little Chachalaca (Little)
English (IOC): Little Chachalaca
English (United States): Variable Chachalaca, Variable Chachalaca (Little)
Esperanto: Ortaleto
Spanish: Chachalaca Guayanesa, Chachalaca Momote (motmot), Chachalaca Moteada, Chachalaca Motmot
Spanish (Colombia): Guacharaca Enana
Spanish (Spain): Chachalaca guayanesa, Chachalaca Momote, Chachalaca Momote (motmot)
Spanish (HBW): Variable Chachalaca (Little)
Spanish (Venezuela): Guacharaca Guayanesa
Estonian: väike-tšatšalaka
Finnish: amazoniankaklattaja
French: Ortalide motmot, Ortalide motmot (motmot), Ortalide motmot (petite)
Croatian: kestenjastoglava čačalaka
Italian: Ciacialaca marezzato, Ciacialaca minore
Japanese (romaji): burajiruhimeshakukei, kawarihimeshakukei (motmot)
Japanese: カワリヒメシャクケイ, カワリヒメシャクケイ (motmot), ブラジルヒメシャクケイ
Scientific: Ortalis motmot, Ortalis motmot motmot, Phasianus Motmot
Lithuanian: Mažoji čačalaka
Dutch: Gevlekte Chachalaca, Kleine Chachalaca, Kleine Chachalaca (motmot)
Norwegian: Guyanahokko, guyanahokko (motmot)
Polish: czakalaka rdzawa, czakalaka rdzawa (motmot), czakalaka zmienna
Portuguese: Aracuã-pequeno, Araqua-de-cabeca-vermelha
Portuguese (Brazil): aracuã-pequeno, aracuã-pequeno (motmot)
Portuguese (Portugal): Aracuã-pequeno, chachalaca-pequena
Russian: Малая чачалака, Малая чачалака (motmot), Чачалака-мотмот
Slovak: čačalaka paraka, čačalaka paraka (skup.), Éuan paraka, šuan paraka
Serbian: Smeđokrila čačalaka
Swedish: Motmotchachalaca
Turkish: Küçük çaçalaka (motmot), Kuzeyli Küçük Çaçakala
Ukrainian: Чачалака мала
Chinese: 小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 小稚冠雉