Variable Chachalaca
Ortalis motmot
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis motmot (Variable Chachalaca)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variable Chachalaca in Canaima National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Variable Chachalaca sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Chachalaca in Canaima National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Variable Chachalaca in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.