| More likely to be seen or heard on the plateau is the little chachalaca, a gallinaceous bird named in part for its noisy call. |
| Far off in the distance, I hear the whistling call of the chachalaca, one of Tobago's national birds. |
| Birds easily encountered on the plateau near the falls include the little chachalaca and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, as well as honeycreepers, dacnises, and tanagers. |
| The term chachalaca is rooted in the Nahuatl word chachalacatl, which means to speak loudly. |
| Peter took us into the rainforest, where we saw humming birds, blue crown mot mots, crested oropendolas, bright green parrots and Tobago's own national bird, the chachalaca. |
