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

# West Mexican Chachalaca

> Ortalis poliocephala — Uccelli. The West Mexican chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.

- Scientific name: *Ortalis poliocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 3414
- Wikidata: [Q1266113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2089](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2089)

## Names

- en: West Mexican Chachalaca
- de: Graubrustguan
- es: Chachalaca pálida
- fr: Ortalide de Wagler
- nl: Westmexicaanse chachalaca
- pl: Czakalaka płowa

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3079)

## Summary

The West Mexican chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.  It is endemic to Mexico.

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

## Photo

![West Mexican Chachalaca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-mexican-chachalaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Drew Baxter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282448038

## Machine access

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