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Photo by rdavis.
Photo taken: Samiria River,Peru, April 2010.

Anhima cornuta

[edit] Identification

L. 84-95 cm (33-38 in)
Wt. 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)

• Black head, breast and upperparts
• White speckles on the crown, throat and wing coverts
• Long quill project forward from the crown
• White belly and underwing coverts
• Two sharp spurs on its wings
• Long, strong legs
• Partially webbed feet

Photo by Douglas Bolt.
Photo taken: Amazon River, Peru, July 2004.

[edit] Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic^[1]

Photo by JorgePeru2.
Photo taken: National Reserve Pacaya Samiria, Peru, May 2010.

[edit] Habitat

Well-vegetated marshes in the lowlands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Includes water plants

[edit] Breeding

It makes its nest of a large pile of floating vegetation anchored in shallow water. 3 olive-brown eggs are laid.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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