Northern screamer

Chauna chavaria

The northern screamer , also known as the black-necked screamer, is a large species of bird in the small family Anhimidae, the screamers. It is a resident breeder in northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States. On average, they are 88.9 cm long and weigh about 3.9 kg.
Status: Near threatened
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnhimidae
GenusChauna
SpeciesC. chavaria
Photographed in
Colombia