56 cm ( 22") Locally common in southern Texas along Rio Grande; introduced to Georgia's Sapelo Island.
Small head. Plain olive back, long iridescent green tail.
Feeds in trees on leaves and buds.
Song: loud repeated "chachalaca".
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