Horned Screamer
Anhima cornuta
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A large turkey-sized waterbird with black-and-white plumage, a long bony horn protruding from the forehead, and spurs on its wings. Inhabits tropical marshes and forest-edge wetlands across Amazonia. Often perches conspicuously atop tall trees and calls loudly. Feeds on aquatic vegetation.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| طول الجناح | 110,6 cm | 43.5 in |
| الوزن | 3450,0 g | 121.70 oz |
التعرف
الريش
Mostly black plumage with white spotting on wings; white belly and flanks. Distinctive white forehead patch. Long, slender whitish horn projecting from crown. Bare red eye-ring. Sexes similar.
Habitat & Range
Tropical freshwater marshes, seasonally flooded savannas, lake margins, and forest-edge wetlands from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas south through the Amazon basin to Bolivia and northern Brazil.
النطاق الجغرافي
Ranges across central South America from southeastern Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina. Sedentary in dry Chaco and cerrado.
Diet & Feeding
Grazes arctic grasses and sedges in summer; winters on coastal marshes and agricultural fields; eats grasses and grain.
حالة الحفاظ
السلوك والتكاثر
التعشيش
Nest type: PL. Incubation: 40-47 days.
عدد البيض في الوضع
2-7
الصوت
الغناء
An extremely loud, far-carrying 'SKREEEEEE-ow' call — one of the loudest Neotropical waterbird calls. Pairs duet with overlapping screams audible over 3 km. Highly vocal.
التصنيف
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| الرتبة | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| الفصيلة | Anhimidae (Screamers) |
| Genus | Anhima |
| الأنواع | Anhima cornuta |
Distribution
Horned Screamer has been recorded in 4 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anhimidae family