A family of small, plain-colored birds native to the Americas, known for their distinctive loud calls and social behavior.
From Nahuatl 'chachalakatl', the Aztec name for these birds, preserved in modern taxonomic nomenclature for the genus and family Cracidae subfamily.
Chachalakas are so loud and vocal that their name in Nahuatl is onomatopoetic—it literally imitates the sound they make—and they're the original 'chatter birds,' calling to each other almost constantly from dawn to dusk!
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