Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis cinereiceps (Gray-headed Chachalaca)
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena 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 Gray-headed Chachalaca in Marino Ballena National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Gray-headed Chachalaca sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 379 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Chachalaca in Marino Ballena National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Chachalaca in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.