Horned Screamer
Anhima cornuta
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anhimidae
The horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) is a species of bird that belongs to a relatively small family, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern screamer in the genus Chauna. They are related to ducks, geese and swans, which are in the family Anatidae, but have bills looking more like those of game birds.
Le Kamichi cornu (Anhima cornuta') est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Anhimidae, proche parent des canards et des oies. C'est la seule espèce du genre Anhima. C'est une espèce monotypique (non subdivisée en sous-espèces).
El aruco (Anhima cornuta) es una especie de ave anseriforme de la familia Anhimidae, propia de Sudamérica, emparentada con el chajá. Ampliamente extendida, sus poblaciones ocupan buena parte de Colombia, Venezuela, Brasil, Ecuador, Perú, las Guayanas y Bolivia. Es el ave insignia del departamento colombiano de Arauca.
Distribution
More from the same family
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
AnhimidaeNorthern Screamer
Chauna chavaria
AnhimidaeWhite-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
AnatidaeYellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
AnatidaeGreylag Goose
Anser anser
AnatidaeMuscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
AnatidaeBlack-bellied Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
AnatidaeFulvous Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Anatidae