Northern Screamer
| Northern Screamer | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anhimidae |
| Genus: | Chauna |
| Species: | C. chavaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Chauna chavaria Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria), also known as the Black-necked Screamer, is a large species of bird in the small family Anhimidae, the screamers. It is a resident breeder in northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States.On average, they are 88.9 cm (35 in) long and weigh about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).
They are Near Threatened.
Captivity
Not many zoos can show the northern screamer. Most zoos that show them are in Colombia like the Cali Zoo. and the Matecaña City Zoo in Pereira, Risaralda
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