Black-necked Screamer

Black-necked Screamer

Taxobox
name = Black-necked Screamer


image_width = 250px
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2006|id=4590|title=Chauna chavaria|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is near threatened]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Anseriformes
familia = Anhimidae
genus = "Chauna"
species = "C. chavaria"
binomial = "Chauna chavaria"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766
The Black-necked Screamer ("Chauna chavaria") is a large species of bird in the small family Anhimidae, the screamers. It is a resident breeder in northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. On average, they are 86 cm (34 in) long and weigh about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).

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