---
title: "Czakalaka szarogłowa"
description: "Ortalis cinereiceps — Ptaki. The grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) is a member of an ancient group of birds in the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas, guans, and curassows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/gray-headed-chachalaca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czakalaka szarogłowa

> Ortalis cinereiceps — Ptaki. The grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) is a member of an ancient group of birds in the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas, guans, and curassows.

- Scientific name: *Ortalis cinereiceps*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 4734
- Wikidata: [Q1267644](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267644)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2087](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2087)

## Names

- en: Gray-headed Chachalaca
- de: Graukopfguan
- es: Guacharaca de cabeza gris
- fr: Ortalide à tête grise
- nl: Grijskopchachalaca
- pl: Czakalaka szarogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2960), PA (1231), NI (11), CO (7)

## Summary

The grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) is a member of an ancient group of birds in the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found from Honduras to Colombia.

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

## Photo

![Czakalaka szarogłowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-headed-chachalaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262054799

## Machine access

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