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Photo by rdavis.
Photo taken: Samiria River,Peru, April 2010.
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
  • Long, strong legs
  • Partially webbed feet
Photo by Douglas Bolt.
Photo taken: Amazon River, Peru, July 2004.

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic[1]

Photo by JorgePeru2.
Photo taken: National Reserve Pacaya Samiria, Peru, May 2010.

Habitat

Well-vegetated marshes in the lowlands.

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.

References

  1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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