Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ortalis guttata

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Other related concepts

• Ortalis [guttata x ruficauda] (hybrid)
• Ortalis [canicollis x guttata] (hybrid)
• Gallus gallus x Ortalis guttata (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gevlekte Tjatjalaka (Gevlekte)
Bulgarian: Петниста чачалака (ssp. guttata/subaffinis)
Catalan: txatxalaca pigallada (guttata/subaffinis), Txatxalaca pigallat
Czech: čačalaka kropenatá (ssp. guttata/subaffinis), čačalaka šupinatá
Danish: Spættet Chachalaca, Spættet Chachalaca (Almindelig)
German: Tüpfelguan, Tüpfelguan (guttata/subaffinis)
English: Chaco Chachalaca, Speckled Chachalaca, Speckled Chachalaca (Speckled), Speckled Chachalaca [guttata or subaffinis], Speckled Chachalaca [guttata]
[ENAV]: Speckled Chachalaca (Speckled)
English, HBW: Speckled Chachalaca
English (IOC): Speckled Chachalaca (Speckled)
English (United States): Speckled Chachalaca (Speckled)
Esperanto: Punktortalo
Spanish: Chachalaca Moteada, Chachalaca Moteada (guttata/subaffinis), Charata manchada, Guacharaca Variable, Guaraca manchada
Spanish (Bolivia): Guaraca manchada
Spanish (Colombia): Guacharaca Variable
Spanish (Ecuador): Chachalaca (Guacharaca) Jaspeada (guttata/subaffinis)
Spanish (Spain): Chachalaca Moteada, Chachalaca moteada (guttata/subaffinis)
Spanish (Peru): Chachalaca Jaspeada, Chachalaca Jaspeada (guttata/subaffinis)
Spanish (Paraguay): Charata manchada
Spanish (Venezuela): Guacharaca Pechiescamada (guttata/subaffinis)
Estonian: kiripugu-tšatšalaka
Finnish: suomukaklattaja, suomukaklattaja (guttata/subaffinis)
French: Ortalide maillée, Ortalide maillée (maillée), Ortalide maillée [guttata ou subaffinis], Ortalide maillée [guttata]
French (Guyane): Ortalide maillée (guttata/subaffinis)
Guarani: Aracua, Jaku
Croatian: pjegava čačalaka (guttata/subaffinis)
Italian: Ciacialaca marezzato
Japanese (romaji): burajiruhimeshakukei
Japanese: ブラジルヒメシャクケイ, ブラジルヒメシャクケイ (guttata/subaffinis), ブラジルヒメシャクケイ（guttata／subaffinis）
Scientific: Ortalis canicollis, Ortalis canicollis canicollis, Ortalis guttata, Ortalis guttata [guttata or subaffinis], Ortalis guttata [guttata], Ortalis guttata guttata, Ortalis guttata guttata/subaffinis, Ortalis motmot guttata, Penelope canicollis, Penelope guttata
Lithuanian: Kanapėtoji čačalaka
Dutch: (Westelijke) gevlekte chachalaca, Gevlekte Chachalaca
Norwegian: Buskhokko, buskhokko (guttata/subaffinis)
Polish: czakalaka kreskowana, czakalaka kreskowana (guttata/subaffinis)
Portuguese: aracuã, aracuã-pintado, arancuã, Araqua-pintado, jacucaca
Portuguese (Brazil): aracuã, aracua-pintado, aracuã-pintado, arancuã, jacucaca
Portuguese (Portugal): chachalaca-pintada (guttata/subaffinis)
Russian: Глазчатая чачалака (guttata/subaffinis), Полосатая чачалака
Slovak: čačalaka perlavá, čačalaka perlavá (skup.), šuan perlavý
Serbian: Pirgava čačalaka (guttata/subaffinis)
Swedish: Spräcklig chachalaca, spräcklig chachalaca (guttata/subaffinis)
Turkish: Benekli çaçalaka (guttata/subaffinis)
Ukrainian: Чачалака цяткована (підвид guttata/subaffinis)
Chinese: 鳞斑小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 斑點稚冠雉