Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2021 | Least Concern | |
2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | low |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 1,550,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | 2000000 mature individuals | poor | inferred | 2019 |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 4.9 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is inferred to number 2,000,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The population trend has not been quantified directly. The species seems to adapt well to habitat alterations and does not appear to be negatively affected by high hunting pressure (Peterson 2020); therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is assessed as being stable.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Belize | extant | native | yes | |||
Costa Rica | extant | native | yes | |||
Guatemala | extant | native | yes | |||
Honduras | extant | native | yes | |||
Mexico | extant | native | yes | |||
Nicaragua | extant | native | yes | |||
USA | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Belize | Belize Coastal and near shore islands |
Belize | Crooked Tree and associated wetlands |
Belize | Maya Mountains and southern reserves |
Belize | Northeastern Belize |
Belize | Rio Bravo CMA Gallon Jug Estate |
Guatemala | Candelaria - Campur |
Guatemala | Guatemalan Caribbean Slope |
Guatemala | Lachuá - Ik'bolay |
Guatemala | Maya - Lacandón |
Guatemala | Rio La Pasion |
Guatemala | Sacranix |
Nicaragua | Bosawas |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1850 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence, national |
Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/plain-chachalaca-ortalis-vetula on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.