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The Speckled Chachalaca is a half sized Guan relation. They look like large short tailed pheasants really. Actively come to the bananas specifically. They are a subspecies separate from the other populations and look so different I can't imagine they aren't a distinct species. They are known as the Scaly Chachalaca by some authorities. Most small birds, as when Guans are present, stay away at Chacha feeding time. |
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Marcia's shot of another pair. These show more brown tones in this light. And that hawkish bill. |
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Marcia's shot also of another pair with some feeding behavior that may be pair bonding. Also nicely shows the full size and the tail proportions. |
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Camera one pair again. In July these are now daily visitors. |
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In Ecuador at the old camera 2 you could see the Rufous-headed Chachalacas and hear them. (They can be noisy there.) Hard to see the rufous color on the head there. They are long-tailed and pale bellied. Much more elongate than Speckleds. They also have some rufous in the wings and the distal tips of that grand tail. |