Order: Anseriformes | Family: Anhimidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Brazilian Amazon
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Identification & Behavior: ~89.5 cm (35.2 in). The Horned Screamer is large, mostly black with a white belly. It has white speckles on the crown, neck and wing covers. Note spiny shaft projecting from crown and spurs on wings. It feeds on leaves on lake edges and weedy river shores where it is frequently seen in pairs. Its loud trumpeting vocalizations carry a long distance. It is similar to the Southern Screamer, which is a rare visitor to Peru.
Status: The Horned Screamer is fairly common in the Amazonian lowlands. It also occurs in Ec, Co, Bo, and Br.
Name in Spanish: Gritador Unicornio o Camungo
Sub-species: Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta) Linnaeus 1766
Meaning of Name: Anhima: Tupi (Brazilian). Refers to a large bird. cornuta: L. Cornotus: horn.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo), The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 7/09/2014.