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East Brazilian Chachalaca
Ortalis araucuan (Spix, 1825)
Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
East Brazilian Chachalaca, Ortalis araucuan, is a bird of eastern Brazil in the Cracidae family. It is confined to a narrow band in the far east of the country, from Rio Grande do Norte south to Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, and it occurs in the Atlantic Forest as well as secondary forest, caatinga and restinga. It is a monotypic species. Its breeding range is South America: e Brazil. It was first described by Spix in 1825.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
