---
title: "Witbuikchachalaca"
description: "Ortalis leucogastra — Vogels. The white-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/white-bellied-chachalaca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Witbuikchachalaca

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

- Scientific name: *Ortalis leucogastra*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 675
- Wikidata: [Q1268385](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268385)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2081](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2081)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Chachalaca
- de: Weißbauchguan
- es: Chachalaca vientre blanco
- fr: Ortalide à ventre blanc
- nl: Witbuikchachalaca
- pl: Czakalaka białobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

SV (236), MX (215), GT (130), NI (15), HN (7)

## Summary

The white-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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

## Photo

![Witbuikchachalaca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-chachalaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Belcher, Edward; Day & Haghe; Gould, John; Gray, John Edward; Great Britain.; Hawkins, B. Waterhouse; Hawkins, B. Waterhouse; Hinds, Richard Brinsley.; Hullmandel & Walton; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph; Lea, Isaac; Richardson, John; Sowerby, G. B.; Sowerby, G. B. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_zoology_of_the_voyage_of_H.M.S._Sulphur_(8330020110).jpg

## Machine access

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