Plain chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
Identification Tips:
- Length: 18 inches Wingspan: 26 inches
- Sexes similar
- Large, small-headed, round-winged, long-tailed, ground-dwelling bird
- Plain brown plumage, darker on upperparts
- Long dark tail with white tip
- Reddish throat not always visible
- Range restricted to south Texas
Similar species:
None
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.