Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusOrtalis (Chachalacas)
- SpeciesOrtalis ruficauda (Rufous-vented Chachalaca)
The rufous-vented chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) is a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian mound builders. It inhabits northeast Colombia and northern Venezuela where it is called guacharaca, and the island of Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago where it is known as the cocrico and is one of the country's two national birds (being featured on the country's coat of arms). It is also found on Bequia and Union Island in the Grenadines where it may have been introduced. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
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
Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-vented Chachalaca at Sierra de la Macarena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |