Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
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A large grey waterbird with a white collar, red facial skin, and wing spurs. The most widespread screamer, found in wetlands and flooded grasslands from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina. Loud carrying calls echo across marshes. Often domesticated as a watchdog by rural communities.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| طول الجناح | 103,4 cm | 40.7 in |
| الوزن | 3550,0 g | 125.22 oz |
التعرف
الريش
Gray body plumage; head pale gray with black collar on neck. Bare red facial skin at base of bill. White wing patches visible in flight. Legs red. Belly whitish. Sexes similar and monomorphic.
Habitat & Range
Freshwater marshes, seasonally flooded grasslands, lake margins, and wet pampas from Bolivia and Brazil south through Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Tolerates cattle pastures and modified wetlands.
النطاق الجغرافي
Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean; disperses at sea in austral winter. Pelagic outside breeding season.
Diet & Feeding
Grazes grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; forms large flocks; diet shifts between wetland plants and farmland crops seasonally.
حالة الحفاظ
السلوك والتكاثر
التعشيش
Nest type: PL. Incubation: 43-46 days. Fledging: 56-70 days.
عدد البيض في الوضع
2-7
الصوت
الغناء
An extremely loud, resonant screaming duet 'chakka-chakka'. Pairs coordinate their calls. Flocks on wetlands create a powerful cacophony audible over great distances.
التصنيف
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| الرتبة | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| الفصيلة | Anhimidae (Screamers) |
| Genus | Chauna |
| الأنواع | Chauna torquata |
Distribution
Southern Screamer has been recorded in 1 countries.
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