About the Northern Screamer
The northern screamer is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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The northern screamer is 76 to 91 cm (30 to 36 in) long. They are stout bodied with a disproportionately small head and a gray bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown with a long crest, a mostly white face, a wide black band around the neck, and a dark gray body, wings, and tail. Their wing has two sharp spurs at its manus. They have bare red skin around their brown eye and reddish orange legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adults but drabber. Voice: The northern screamer, like others of its family, is very vocal. Its primary vocalization is a "single, rather high-pitched yelping call...'kleer-a-ruk, cherio'."
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Where the Northern Screamer lives
When to see the Northern Screamer
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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