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title: "Speckled Chachalaca"
description: "Ortalis guttata — Birds. The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/speckled-chachalaca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Speckled Chachalaca

> Ortalis guttata — Birds. The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows).

- Scientific name: *Ortalis guttata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1943
- Wikidata: [Q1266317](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266317)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2079)

## Names

- en: Speckled Chachalaca
- de: Tüpfelguan
- es: Guacharaca moteada
- fr: Ortalide maillée
- nl: Gevlekte chachalaca
- pt: Aracuã-comum
- pl: Czakalaka kreskowana

## Countries with the most observations

PE (389), EC (337), CO (300), BO (266), BR (140)

## Summary

The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows).
This species is found across the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The two Amazonian subspecies are generally common and inhabit low or open forest, thickets, and riparian areas. A third, isolated subspecies is found in a small area of southeastern Brazil.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_chachalaca

## Photo

![Speckled Chachalaca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/speckled-chachalaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ferhat Gundogdu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180477880

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/speckled-chachalaca?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).