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Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Bruine Chachalaca, Mexicaanse Chachalaca
Common Names in English:
Plain Chachalaca, Chachalaca, Common Chachalaca, Eastern Chachalaca, Mexican Chacalaca, Plain Chacalaca, Texan Chachalaca, Texas Guan
Common Names in French:
Ortalide Chacamel
Common Names in German:
Blauflügelguan, Braunfl
Common Names in Italian:
Ciacialaca Comune
Common Names in Japanese:
ムジヒメシャクケイ
Common Names in Latin:
Ortalis vetula vetula
Common Names in Mayan Languages:
Baach
Common Names in Spanish:
Guacharaca Mexicana
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Marine
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Galloanserimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Galliformes
()
- Temminck, 1820
- Suborder:
Craci
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Superfamily:
Cracoidea
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Family:
Cracidae
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Subfamily:
Penelopinae
()
- Genus:
Ortalis
()
- Merrem, 1786
- Specific name:
vetula
- Subspecies:
vetula
- Scientific name: - Ortalis vetula vetula (Wagler) 1830 (Wagler) 1830 Isis 23 col.1112
- Subspecies:
vetula
- Specific name:
vetula
- Genus:
Ortalis
(
- Subfamily:
Penelopinae
(
- Family:
Cracidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cracoidea
(
- Suborder:
Craci
(
- Order:
Galliformes
(
- Superorder:
Galloanserimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Ortalis vetula (Wagler
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ortalis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. canicollis (Chaco Chachalaca) · O. canicollis canicollis (Chaco Chachalaca) · O. cinereiceps (Gray-Headed Chacalaca) · O. columbiana (Colombian Chachalaca) · O. erythroptera (Rufous-Headed Chachalaca) · O. garrula (Chestnut-Winged Chachalaca) · O. guttata (Speckled Chachalaca) · O. leucogastra (White-Bellied Chachalaca) · O. motmot (Variable Chachalaca) · O. motmot motmot (Variable Chachalaca) · O. poliocephala (Rufous-Bellied Chachalaca) · O. poliocephala poliocephala (West Mexican Chachalaca) · O. ruficauda (Rufous-Vented Chachalaca) · O. ruficauda ruficauda (Rufous-Tipped Chachalaca) · O. ruficauda ruficrissa (Rufous-Vented Chachalaca) · (Buff-Browed Chachalaca) · O. vetula (Eastern Chachalaca) · O. vetula deschauenseei (Utila Chachalaca) · O. vetula mccalli (Plain Chachalaca) · O. vetula vetula (Plain Chachalaca) · (Rufous Bellied Chachalaca) · O. wagleri wagleri (Rufous-Bellied Chachalaca)
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Further Reading
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 172.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url , p. 30, p. 33, p. 35, p. 36, p. 38, p. 486, table of contents, page [vii].
- Bulletin / Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington: G.P.O., 1901-1971. url p. 107, p. 290, p. 79.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 116 1957 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 252.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History and including all species and subspecies known to occur in North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Galapagos Archipelago, and othe 13 1942 Chicago, 1918- url p. 169, p. 170, p. 173.
- Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. url p. 78.
- Check-list of North American birds, New York, American ornithologists' union, 1910. url .
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 888.
- Report on a collection of birds from Oaxaca, Mexico [by] Emmet R. Blake. 31 1950 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1950. url p. 397, p. 398, p. 399.
- The birds of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other island Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1901- url , , , , , , , , .
- The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1922 url .
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 3 1951 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 559, p. 669.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764173
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175718
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13907333
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175718
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13369
