“Ser chachalaca” is a Tico slang expression meaning “To talk too much.” And here are photos of juvenile (teenagers maybe) Chachalacas, the bird the expression came from. These large birds chatter a lot and very loudly. In fact the juveniles pictured here woke me up around 5:00 AM today and later I tried to snap some photos which is difficult because they stay in the tops of the trees mostly.
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca juvenile Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
I have photos of adult Gray-headed Chachalacas in my photo gallery Costa Rica Birds
And to read more Classic Tico Expressions
“A fool is made more of a fool,
when their mouth is more open than their mind.”