Ortalis erythroptera
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Ortalis erythroptera
- Aliases:Ortalis erythroptera,Rufous-headed Chachalaca
- Outline:Landfowl
- Family:Chickeniformes P.family P.Minutus
Vital signs
- length:55-66cm
- Weight:620-645g
- lifetime:No textual research information is available
Feature
It has a reddish-brown head
Details
Brown crested pheasant (Ortalis erythroptera) Rufous-headed Chachalaca, no subspecies.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).
Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.
Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!
Location
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Form
The brown crested pheasant is 56-66 cm long, 620-645 grams. It is a relatively small member of the family Cracidae, a group of brown-plumed birds that, as its English name suggests, have a reddish-brown head. The upper body is brown, and the main and outer tail feathers of the wings are reddish brown. The lower body is white, and a loose fold of red skin hangs under the throat. Beak and legs are dark gray.
There will be repeated loud tweets and alarm sounds 'kwak-ar-ar', 'cha-cha-kaw' or shriller'kra-kra-ka'.