Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis guttata (Speckled Chachalaca)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu
Crestless Curassow
Mitu tomentosum
Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
Pipile cumanensis
Black Curassow
Crax alector
Band-tailed Guan
Penelope argyrotis
Salvin's Curassow
Mitu salvini
Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus
Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis
📅 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Chachalaca in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Speckled Chachalaca sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 539 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Chachalaca in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Chachalaca in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.