Speckled Chachalaca
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Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
1 Verified records at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The speckled chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows). This species is found across the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The two Amazonian subspecies are generally common and inhabit low or open forest, thickets, and riparian areas. A third, isolated subspecies is found in a small area of southeastern Brazil. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Red-throated Piping-Guan
VU

Red-throated Piping-Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipile cujubi

Insufficient data
Razor-billed Curassow
NT

Razor-billed Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mitu tuberosum

Insufficient data
Rusty-margined Guan
NT

Rusty-margined Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope superciliaris

Insufficient data
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
LC

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipile cumanensis

Insufficient data
Bare-faced Curassow
VU

Bare-faced Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crax fasciolata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Speckled Chachalaca at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
9 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
11 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
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