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}.]
chachalaca n : slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds