Chauna
Genus of birds
title: "Chauna" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["anhimidae", "bird-genera"] description: "Genus of birds" topic_path: "general/anhimidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauna" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of birds ::
| image = Chauna torquata.jpg | image_caption = Southern screamer (Chauna torquata) | taxon = Chauna | authority = Illiger, 1811 | type_species = Parra chavaria | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = Chauna chavaria
Chauna is a genus of birds in the screamer family. Its two members are found in wetlands of South America.
Description
They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes.
Conservation
The southern screamer is overall fairly common and sometimes considered a pest as it raids crops and competes with farm birds for food. In contrast, the northern screamer is relatively rare and therefore considered near threatened.
Species
|name=Southern screamer or crested screamer |binomial=Chauna torquata |image=File:Southern Screamer RWD2.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt= |authority-name=Oken |authority-year=1816 |authority-not-original=yes |range= southeastern Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina |range-image=File:Southern Screamer.png |range-image-size=180px |size= |habitat= |hunting= |iucn-status= LC |population= |direction= |subspecies=
|name=Northern screamer or black-necked screamer |binomial=Chauna chavaria |image=File:Chauna chavaria.JPG|image-size=180px |image-alt= |authority-name=Linnaeus|authority-year= 1766 |authority-not-original=yes |range= northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States. |range-image=File:Northern Screamer Range.png |range-image-size=180px |size= |habitat= |hunting= |iucn-status= NT |population= |direction= |subspecies=
References
References
- . ["Anhimidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=12). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
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