Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ortalis [motmot, ruficeps, guttata or superciliaris]

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arawak: Harhakoa, Karoba
Catalan: Txatxalaca de cresta vermella
Carib: Palaka
Czech: čačalaka guyanská, Cacalaka pestrá
Danish: Lille Chachalaca
German: Chachalaca-Guan, Guayanaguan, Guayanatschatschalaka, Motmotguan, Paraka
Emerillon: Anakwã
English: Guiana chachalaca, Little Chachalaca, Little or Chestnut-headed Chachalaca, Little or Rufous-headed Chachalaca, Speckled Chachalaca, Variable Chachalaca
English, HBW: Little Chachalaca
English (IOC): Little/Chestnut-headed Chachalaca
English (United States): Variable Chachalaca
Esperanto: Ortaleto
Spanish: Chachalaca Momote, Chachalaca Moteada, Chachalaca Motmot, Guacharaca de Cabeza Roja, Guacharaca Guayanesa
Spanish (Colombia): Guacharaca Enana
Spanish (Spain): Chachalaca Momote
Spanish (HBW): Variable Chachalaca
Spanish (Venezuela): Guacharaca Guayanesa
Estonian: väike-tšatšalaka
Finnish: Amazoniankaklattaja
French: Ortalide motmot, Ortalide motmot ou Petite Ortalide, Petite Ortalide
Guianese Creole French: Parakwa
Italian: Ciacialaca minore
Japanese (romaji): kawarihimeshakukei
Japanese: カワリヒメシャクケイ
Karipúna Creole French: Pahakua
Scientific: Ortalis [motmot or ruficeps], Ortalis motmot, Ortalis motmot motmot, Phasianus Motmot
Lithuanian: Mažoji čačalaka
Dutch: Kleine Chachalaca
Norwegian Nynorsk: Guyanahokko
Norwegian: Guyanahokko
Wayampi: Alãkwã, Salakaka
Palikúr: Parakwa
Polish: czakalaka rdzawa, Czakalaka zmiena, czakalaka zmienna
Portuguese: aracuã, aracuã-de-cabeça-vermelha, aracuã-pequeno, Araqua-de-cabeca-vermelha
Portuguese (Brazil): aracuã, aracuã-de-cabeça-vermelha, aracua-pequeno, Aracuã-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): Aracuã-pequeno
Russian: Малая чачалака, Чачалака Мот-Мот, Чачалака-мотмот
Slovak: čačalaka paraka, Éuan paraka, šuan paraka
Serbian: Raznobojna čačalaka
Saramaccan: Paaká
Sranan: Wakago
Swedish: Motmotchachalaca, motmotchachalaca/brunhuvad chachalaca
Turkish: Küçük çaçalaka
Ukrainian: Чачалака мала
Wayana: Alakuwa
Chinese: 小冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 小稚冠雉