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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], and [[Ecuador]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], and [[Ecuador]]. | ||
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This species is [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | This species is [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Well-vegetated marshes in the lowlands. | + | Well-vegetated marshes in the lowlands. Moist tropical forests |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
[[Image:Horned_screamer_by_JorgePeru2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|JorgePeru2|JorgePeru2}}.<br />National Reserve Pacaya Samiria, [[Peru]], May 2010]] | [[Image:Horned_screamer_by_JorgePeru2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|JorgePeru2|JorgePeru2}}.<br />National Reserve Pacaya Samiria, [[Peru]], May 2010]] | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of aquatic plants, including leaves, stems, roots and flowers. They also eat a small amount of insects. | |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogomous]]. The nest is a large pile of floating vegetation anchored in shallow water. The clutch consists of 3 olive-brown eggs. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016) |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anhima+cornuta}} | {{GSearch|Anhima+cornuta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anhima]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anhima]] | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 26 February 2016
- Anhima cornuta
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
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Well-vegetated marshes in the lowlands. Moist tropical forests
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of aquatic plants, including leaves, stems, roots and flowers. They also eat a small amount of insects.
Breeding
Monogomous. The nest is a large pile of floating vegetation anchored in shallow water. The clutch consists of 3 olive-brown eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Horned Screamer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Horned_Screamer
