Bird genealogy >> Order Anseriformes >> Family Anhimidae
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Location

Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes
Argentina

Metadata

Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G   at 450 mm
Exposure 1/200 s, f/8, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Halsband-Wehrvogel Dutch  Kuifhoenderkoet
Italian  Kaimichi meridionale Spanish  Chajá Común

Comments

The calls of these primitive Anseriformes are extremely loud and carry up to 1.8 miles. Southern Screamers can be domesticated and are efficient guards.




 

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    14/02/2008

Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Kamichi à collier

Micheline JACQUEMIN