Ortalis ruficeps

Ortalis ruficeps, Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil

Ortalis ruficeps — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Craci

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Galliformes Subordo: Craci

Familia: Cracidae
Genus: Ortalis
Species: Ortalis ruficeps

Name

Ortalis ruficeps (Wagler, 1830)

• Type locality: Brazil (Pará).

Synonymy

• Penelope ruficeps (protonym)
• Ortalis motmot ruficeps (Wagler, 1830)

References

Primary references

• Wagler, J.G. 1830. Revisio generis Penelope. Isis von Oken 23: 1109–1112. BHL Reference page.  Original description col.1111 BHL

Additional references

• Tomotani, B.M., Silveira, L.F. & Pacheco, J.F. 2020. Morphology and vocalization support specific status of the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca, Ortalis motmot ruficeps (Wagler, 1830) (Aves; Galliformes; Cracidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 60: e20206012 DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.12 Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Chestnut-headed Chachalaca

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