Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis ruficauda (Rufous-vented Chachalaca)
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-vented Chachalaca in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Rufous-vented Chachalaca sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-vented Chachalaca in Henri Pittier National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-vented Chachalaca in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.