East Brazilian chachalaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: | Ortalis |
Species: | O. araucuan |
Binomial name | |
Ortalis araucuan Spix, 1825 |
The East Brazilian chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in forests in the Atlantic forests in eastern Brazil. It was previously considered a subspecies of the speckled chachalaca.