The crested pheasant is called Ortalis cinereiceps in Latin and Grey-headed Chachalaca in English.
Crested pheasants usually play an important role as seed dispersers. It feeds mainly on banana fruit, coffee berries and tree leaves. Leaves make up a larger proportion of the diet than fruit, and they occasionally peck at insects. There will be repeated noisy tweets and alarm sounds. kwak-ar-ar' (39) cha-cha-kaw' Or shriller' kra-kra-ka' .
Generally in small, monogamous groups, breeding is most likely to occur during the rainy season, between December and May. Each litter hatches an average of three chicks.
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