Screamers live near moist marshy locations or sandy streams. They do not swim, but walk along the vegetation for food.

Screamer

Screamers live near moist marshy locations or sandy streams. They do not swim, but walk along the vegetation…

Screamers live near moist marshy locations or sandy streams. They do not swim, but walk along the vegetation for food.

Screamer

Screamers live near moist marshy locations or sandy streams. They do not swim, but walk along the vegetation…

The Screamers are a small family of birds, the Anhimidae.The three species occur only in South America, ranging from Venezuela to northern Argentina. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes, these can break off in the breast of other screamers, and are regularly renewed.

Screamer

The Screamers are a small family of birds, the Anhimidae.The three species occur only in South America,…

"Chauna Cristata, Northern Screamer, is dark grey, with a black ring around the neck and whitish-grey cheeks and throat. This is the largest form, and is bigger than turkey; it ranges from South Brazil to Argentina." A. H. Evans, 1900

Northern Screamer

"Chauna Cristata, Northern Screamer, is dark grey, with a black ring around the neck and whitish-grey…