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Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula (Wagler, JG 1830)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Homero Bennet 2024-04-17 Tatahuicapan, Tatahuicapan, Veracruz, Mecayapan (Mexico) (140 m) call -

On the morning at 07:20 hours two groups were singing were recorded, the birds were moving away from the location

897811
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Paul Marvin 2012-04-12 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Hidalgo (United States) (30 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

147483
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Max Noack 2026-01-03 Reserva Natural Privada Chajbaoc, Alta Verapaz, Cobán (Guatemala) (1300 m) call - [also] [sono] 1072532
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Max Noack 2025-07-24 Reserva Natural Privada Chajbaoc, Alta Verapaz, Cobán (Guatemala) (1300 m) song - [also] [sono] 1027735
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Nick Komar 2023-01-21 , Hidalgo (United States)   -   621707743
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Leonardo Guzman Hernandez 2017-07-23 Guadalupe, Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Nuevo León (Mexico) (480 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

382874
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Lisa Cancade Hackett 2021-11-16 Valley Nature Ctr. (LTC 057), Hidalgo, Texas, United States, Hidalgo (United States)   -   391237321
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Aziza Cooper 2019-10-31 Puerto Morelos, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Quintana Roo (Mexico) (20 m) call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

639135
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Sue Riffe 2026-03-18 Santa Margarita Ranch - hike, Starr Cty, Texas, Starr (United States) (60 m) call - [also] [sono] 1091754
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula PT xiao 2022-12-18 , Hidalgo (United States)   -   518394831
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Paul Marvin 2012-04-12 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Hidalgo (United States) (30 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

147480
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Nestor Herrera 2026-03-17 , Santa Ana (El Salvador)   -   653495395
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Paul Marvin 2012-04-12 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Hidalgo (United States) (30 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

147482
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Matthew Wistrand 2019-07-07 Lago Yojoa--Sector Cortijo del Lago, Cortés, Honduras, Cortés (Honduras)   -   167590431
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Karin Rudolf von Rohr 2026-03-12 , Tulum (Mexico)   -   652665886
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Avery Fish 2024-03-06 , Starr (United States)   -   615933433
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Manuel Grosselet 2023-02-26 Parque Yaguarundi, Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) (40 m) song - [sono] 782894
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula David Turgeon 2024-12-09 , Belize (Belize)   -   649392779
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Oscar Humberto Marín-Gómez 2018-08-03 Parque Ecológico El Haya, Veracruz, Mexico, Xalapa (Mexico)   -   109544631
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Ashley Hopkins 2023-01-21 , Hidalgo (United States)   -   530409291
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Edwin Calderon 2017-04-12 PN Montecristo--Sector Bosque Seco y Casco , Santa Ana, El Salvador, Santa Ana (El Salvador)   -   54314011
macaulaylibrary.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Homero Bennet 2023-10-22 Chinameca, Chinameca, Veracruz, Veracruz, Chinameca (Mexico) (40 m) call -

The Ortalis vetula was on the tree canopy of an Andira galeottiana, sound recorded and processed on Raven Lite software.

837855
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Paul Marvin 2015-05-12 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Hidalgo (United States) (30 m) call -

puffed feathers and twitched tail while calling

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

288925
xeno-canto.org
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Richard Stanton 2022-12-13 , Hidalgo (United States)   -   538645511
macaulaylibrary.org
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