Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis vetula (Plain Chachalaca)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plain Chachalaca in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Plain Chachalaca sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 670 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plain Chachalaca in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Plain Chachalaca in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.