Speckled Chachalaca
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Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
1,432 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Chachalaca sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Rufous-headed Chachalaca
VU

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis erythroptera

Insufficient data
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
LC

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipile cumanensis

20–30% · Possible
Spix's Guan
LC

Spix's Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope jacquacu

20–30% · Possible
Salvin's Curassow
LC

Salvin's Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mitu salvini

5–10% · With luck
Nocturnal Curassow
LC

Nocturnal Curassow

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocrax urumutum

<5% · Rare
Marbled Wood Quail
LC

Marbled Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus gujanensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ 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
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Chachalaca in Yasuní National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Chachalaca sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Speckled Chachalaca in Yasuní National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Chachalaca in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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