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Revision as of 02:13, 30 September 2008
- 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
- Partially webbed feet
Distribution
Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Well-vegetated marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
Includes water plants
Breeding
It makes its nest of a large pile of floating vegetation anchored in shallow water. 3 olive-brown eggs are laid.
