Highly regarded as game birds

• Slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey
• Native to Central America and Mexico

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chachalacas are mainly brown galliform birds from the genus Ortalis . These birds are found in wooded habitats in far southern United States ( Texas ), Mexico , and Central and South America . They are social, can be very noisy and often remain fairly common ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chachalaca \Cha`cha*la"ca\, n. [Native name, prob. given in imitation of its cry.] (Zo["o]l.) The Texan guan ( Ortalis vetula ). [written also chiacalaca .]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus ''Ortalis'', limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.