Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata (Oken, 1816)

Anhimidae — Screamers

Southern Screamer Chauna torquata is a member of the Anhimidae family in the Anseriformes order. It occurs in South America, with its breeding range extending from south-eastern Peru and southern Brazil to central Argentina. The species is monotypic. It is one of the largest birds in southern South America and lives in tropical and subtropical wetlands such as lakes, marshes and flooded meadows with scattered trees. It is generally non-migratory, though local movements have been noted in Brazil.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anhimidae — Screamers
Breeding range
South America: se Peru and s Brazil to c Argentina
Southern Screamer
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Tours where you can spot this bird

9 tours in Argentina 8, Brazil 1

11-day Northeast Argentina Birding: Buenos Aires to Iguazu
11-day Northeast Argentina Birding: Buenos Aires to Iguazu
Argentina / Buenos Aires Custom tour 11 days

Travel from Buenos Aires to Iguazu on an 11-day birding route through Pampas grasslands, Iberá wetlands, Campos savannas and the forests of...

Private Southern Entre Rios 3-Day Birding Tour
Private Southern Entre Rios 3-Day Birding Tour
Argentina / Buenos Aires Private tour 3 days

A private three-day birding circuit from Buenos Aires through Otamendi, Ceibas, Gualeguay, Puerto Ruiz and Medanos....

Private Southern Entre Ríos Birding Day Tour
Private Southern Entre Ríos Birding Day Tour
Argentina / Buenos Aires 1 day

Explore the grasslands, seasonal wetlands and espinal woodland of southern Entre Ríos on a private full-day journey from Buenos Aires....

Private Pantanal and Chapada dos Guimaraes Birdwatching Tour
Private Pantanal and Chapada dos Guimaraes Birdwatching Tour
Brazil / Cuiaba Private tour

A private, customized birdwatching experience combining the wetlands and woodlands of the Northern Pantanal with Cerrado and forest habitats...

Ibera Wetlands Custom Birding with Francisco Gonzalez Taboas
Ibera Wetlands Custom Birding with Francisco Gonzalez Taboas
Argentina / Ibera Private tour 3 days

A custom Ibera wetlands birding tour based on Francisco Gonzalez Taboas stated special places and pending his pre-publication review....

Entre Rios Wetlands Custom Birding with Francisco Gonzalez Taboas
Entre Rios Wetlands Custom Birding with Francisco Gonzalez Taboas
Argentina / Entre Rios Private tour 2 days

A custom birding concept for Entre Rios province, based on Francisco Gonzalez Taboas public guiding profile and pending his review....

Wild Buenos Aires: Ceibas Birding Tour
Wild Buenos Aires: Ceibas Birding Tour
Argentina / Ceibas Custom tour 1 day

Bird the rural roads of Ceibas and the Paraná Delta across savanna, wet grassland, reedbeds, marsh and riverside woodland, from a focused d...

Ceibas Road Birding Tour
Ceibas Road Birding Tour
Argentina / Ceibas Private tour 1 day

A full-day Buenos Aires to Ceibas birding outing for savanna, thorn forest, grassland, reedbed and riverside forest species....

Otamendi Grassland Birding Tour
Otamendi Grassland Birding Tour
Argentina / Otamendi Private tour 1 day

A 6-hour grassland and marsh birding route about one hour from Buenos Aires, focused on Otamendi/Ciervo de los Pantanos habitats....