Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | txatxalaca de Colòmbia |
| Czech | čačalaka kolumbijská |
| Dutch | Colombiaanse Chachalaca |
| English | Colombian Chachalaca |
| English (United States) | Colombian Chachalaca |
| French | Ortalide de Colombie |
| French (France) | Ortalide de Colombie |
| German | Kolumbienguan |
| Japanese | コロンビアヒメシャクケイ |
| Norwegian | colombiahokko |
| Polish | czakalaka kolumbijska |
| Russian | Колумбийская чачалака |
| Serbian | Kolumbijska čačalaka |
| Slovak | čačalaka kolumbijská |
| Spanish | Chachalaca Colombiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chachalaca colombiana |
| Swedish | colombiachachalaca |
| Turkish | İncili Çaçalaka |
| Ukrainian | Чачалака колумбійська |
Colombian Chachalaca Ortalis columbiana
Version: 1.0 — Published June 27, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
Colombian Chachalacas do make long flights, only from tree to tree or from branch to branch. They are very loud and raucous, but can be frightened by the presence of people. Chachalacas spend most of their time in trees such as Ficus sp. or Cecropia sp., where have reported in groups of up to 20 or more individuals. These chachalacas are frequently observed at edges, gallery forest near crops and pastures.
Territoriality
Chachalacas generally are territorial (Delacour and Amadon 1973), but there are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or fidelity, or for territory or home range size, for Colombian Chachalaca.
Sexual Behavior
Undescribed; Colombian Chachalaca presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Colombian Chachalaca is social, and is seen in groups of up to 20 individuals.
Predation
There are no reports of predation on Colombian Chachalaca?
