Rufous-vented chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda), Batteaux Bay, Tobago
This strange, turkey-like, galliforme bird has a world distribution almost entirely restricted to Venezuela -- and Tobago. (It is not found in neighbouring Trinidad.) On Tobago it is abundant; its loud cackling "coc-eri-co, coc-eri-co!" can be heard everywhere along the forest edges in the early morning. Female answers male at a slightly higher pitch. They hop clumsily from branch to branch, although they are quite capable of flight.
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Rotsteißguan
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Rufous-vented chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda), Batteaux Bay, Tobago
This strange, turkey-like, galliforme bird has a world distribution almost entirely restricted to Venezuela -- and Tobago. (It is not found in neighbouring Trinidad.) On Tobago it is abundant; its loud cackling "coc-eri-co, coc-eri-co!" can be heard everywhere along the forest edges in the early morning. Female answers male at a slightly higher pitch. They hop clumsily from branch to branch, although they are quite capable of flight.
220316 106
Rotsteißguan
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