Northern Screamer

Chauna chavaria - Kamichi chavaria

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anhimidés
Genus
:
Chauna
Species
:
chavaria

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 91 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria) is a species of bird in the Anhimidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Kamichi chavaria,
Chajá chicagüire,
anhuma-do-norte,
Weißwangen-Wehrvogel,
fehérarcú csája,
Witwanghoenderkoet,
Kaimichi settentrionale,
svarthalsad värnfågel,
Svarthalsgjeterfugl,
čaja chochlatá,
čája bělolící,
Toppet Chaja,
kolumbianromisko,
txajà collnegre,
skrzydłoszpon czarnoszyi,
Черношейная паламедея,
クロエリサケビドリ,
黑颈冠叫鸭,
黑頸叫鴨〔北方叫鴨〕,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Avibase, Lepage Denis
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest