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Southern Screamer
jmorlan

Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

An annoyingly loud road grader was working nearby and flushed two of these giant but shy birds out of the trees. I was astonished when they landed in front of me and posed for photos. These huge South American endemics are one of the heaviest flying birds in the area. Member of the screamer family (Anhimidae) are included in the order Anseriformes and thought to be basal to typical waterfowl. They are named for their loud goose-like vocalizations which carry for up to several miles.
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Location
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Date taken
01 February 2023.
Scientific name
Chauna torquata
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Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
353
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
216.2 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
SouthernScreamerIMG_4946.jpg
File size
396.8 KB
Date taken
Wed, 01 February 2023 9:30 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 941px

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