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  1. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    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...
    • jmorlan
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    • argentina buenos aires chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    • Fritz73
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    • argentina chauna torquata flight southern screamer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    https://www.APOIA.se/bigbirdbrasil https://www.instagram.com/bigbirdbrasil/
    • renato.santos.4b
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    • brazil chauna torquata southern screamer tachã
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) Mom and chicks.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • argentina ceibas chauna torquata entre rios screamer southern
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • argentina ceibas chauna torquata entre rios flight screamer southern
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • argentina ceibas chauna torquata screamer southern
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    The southern screamer averages 8195cm (3237in) long and weighs 35kg (6.611.0lb It establishes monogamous relationships that last its lifetime, estimated to be 15 years. Info courtesy of Wikipedia.
    • Imageinnovator
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    • chauna torquata
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Tach

    Tach

    Southern Screamer
    • Francisco Paludo
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Tach

    Tach

    Southern Screamer
    • Francisco Paludo
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pantanal (wetlands) and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazil chauna torquata flight mato grosso south wild southern screamer
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Southern Screamer family

    Southern Screamer family

    What would you call baby screamers? Screamerlings, screamettes, screamerkins ?? Either way they are in training to be LOUD!
    • nick scarle
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Southern Screamer, female

    Southern Screamer, female

    To go with the shot of the male I posted yesterday. And, yes, she's just as loud!
    • nick scarle
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Southern Screamer, male

    Southern Screamer, male

    Southern Screamer ... nobody ever needs to ask how it got it's name!
    • nick scarle
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Screamer and Lapwing comparison

    Screamer and Lapwing comparison

    Not a good shot, but posting it for size comparison. The Lapwing isn't a small bird, but compared to the Screamer he's tiny :eek!:
    • Doc Duck
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    • chauna torquata southern lapwing southern screamer vanellus chilensis
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Southern Screamers

    Southern Screamers

    One adult (in front) and two lanky juveniles. I took a couple dozen shots of a flock of these on a farm field in the semi-distance. I think this was probably my best shot.
    • Doc Duck
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer vanellus chilensis
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. LD - Screamer up a tree

    LD - Screamer up a tree

    Today's other lifer, my first Southern Screamer. We did see a few somewhat closer later, but no close-ups, which is a shame. They're really quite interesting-looking birds.
    • Doc Duck
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    • chauna torquata southerns screamer vanellus chilensis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Southern screamer (Chauna torquata)

    Southern screamer (Chauna torquata)

    on the Cuiaba River
    • Dave Clark
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    It is indeed a screaming sound this bird produces
    • charelli
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    • chauna torquata
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

    Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata), Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
    • Dave Clark
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    • brazil chauna torquata mato grosso northern pantanal southern screamer
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Southern Screamer standing on top of a large mound

    Southern Screamer standing on top of a large mound

    • ibarker
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Armed Southern Screamer

    Armed Southern Screamer

    Weaponry display by a Southern Screamer in Northern Argentina, showing the claws on the leading edge of the wings.
    • beechwood
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. The Pantanal guardian

    The Pantanal guardian

    This is a Southern Screamer. In Pantanal it is also known as "sentinela do Pantanal" - Pantanal guardian. A size of a turkey, often perches on the top of the trees and screams loudly when it perceives the danger. Often warning other animals about the hunters. The hunting is now...
    • Pantanal1
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    • chauna torquata southern screamer
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    • Marcelo Padua
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    • chauna torquata
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    • babblerboy
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    • chauna torquata screamer
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  25. Southern Screamer

    Southern Screamer

    Local name: Tach
    • Jamfaraco
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    • chauna torquata
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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