Ortalis vetula
IUCN
LCScientific Name:Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca
Basic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Ortalis vetula
- Scientific Name:Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca
- Outline:Landfowl
- Family:Chickeniformes P.family P.Minutus
Vital signs
- length:56-66cm
- Weight:300-700g
- lifetime:No textual research information is available
Feature
Distribution and Habitat
It is native to North America and lives in tropical forests.
Appearance
The details are unknown.
Details
The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2020 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
Listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2019 edition Appendix III.
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