I photographed several Plain Chachalacas (Ortalis vetula) in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. They are rather goofy birds. They seem to think they are the size of sparrow or something when they are really the size of chickens.
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Weslaco, Texas, USA, December 29, 2008
Plain Chachalaca, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Weslaco, Texas, USA, December 29, 2008
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA, December 28, 2013
Plain Chachalaca, Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas, USA, December 28, 2008