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Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula
(Wagler, JG, 1830)
Chachalaca Común
Family: Cracidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Playa del Carmén

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Penelope vetula.

Subspecies:


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 648197
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
08/12/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 325795
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
04/09/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 187085
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
01/21/2017
Guillermo Garcia



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Alberto Valderrey08/05/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménN/AAdultNoNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234360112/08/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménHugo Alberto Valderrey
234504505/08/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménHugo Alberto Valderrey
220863629/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén2Dario Juan Wendeler
220865728/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén3Dario Juan Wendeler
220868727/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén1Dario Juan Wendeler
220873326/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén4Dario Juan Wendeler
220877125/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooSandos caracol eco resort, Playa del Carmén1Dario Juan Wendeler
220890521/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooCoco beach, Playa del Carmén1Dario Juan Wendeler
57379310/04/2017MexicoQuintana RooPaamul, Playa del CarménMarcos Augusto Lartigau
57378709/04/2017MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.