Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | txatxalaca de Jalisco |
| Czech | čačalaka západomexická |
| Dutch | West-Mexicaanse Chachalaca |
| English | West Mexican Chachalaca |
| English (United States) | West Mexican Chachalaca |
| French | Ortalide de Wagler |
| French (France) | Ortalide de Wagler |
| German | Graubrustguan |
| Japanese | メキシコヒメシャクケイ |
| Norwegian | guerrerohokko |
| Polish | czakalaka płowa |
| Russian | Серогрудая чачалака |
| Serbian | Čačalaka iz zapadnog Meksika |
| Slovak | čačalaka plavá |
| Spanish | Chachalaca Pechigrís |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chachalaca Pálida |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chachalaca pechigrís |
| Swedish | västmexikansk chachalaca |
| Turkish | Gri Göğüslü Çaçalaka |
| Ukrainian | Чачалака західна |
Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler, 1830)
PROTONYM:
Penelope poliocephala
Wagler, 1830. Isis 23, col.1112.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ORTALIS
- poliocephala / poliocephalum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala Scientific name definitions
Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores and Marîa del Coro Arizmendi
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2014
Priorities for Future Research
Introduction
West Mexican Chachalaca is large, conspicuous, and fairly common, and its natural history is relatively well known. Current gaps in our knowledge include such topics as life span and survivorship, dispersal, population regulation, and territory or home range size. Quantitative data on the effects of hunting on chachalaca populations also would be valuable. The interactions between chachalacas in contact zones between West Mexican Chachalaca and both Rufous-bellied (Ortalis wagleri) and Plain (Ortalis vetula) chachalacas merit further investigation.
