---
title: "Rufous-bellied Chachalaca"
description: "Ortalis wagleri — Uccelli. The rufous-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/rufous-bellied-chachalaca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

> Ortalis wagleri — Uccelli. The rufous-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.

- Scientific name: *Ortalis wagleri*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 3321
- Wikidata: [Q1267347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267347)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2082](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2082)

## Names

- en: Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
- de: Rotbauchguan
- es: Chachalaca vientre castaño
- fr: Ortalide à ventre marron
- nl: Wagler-chachalaca
- pl: Czakalaka barwna

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3141)

## Summary

The rufous-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to western Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Rufous-bellied Chachalaca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-bellied-chachalaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299312217

## Machine access

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