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Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata
(Oken, L, 1816)
Chajá
Tachã
Family: Anhimidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Colonia Benitez

Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Chaja torquata.


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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Nidificación del Chajá (Chauna torquata) en Guanacache (Sitio RAMSAR), provincia de Mendoza, presencia en la región de Cuyo, pérdida de hábitat y sitios dispersos de ocupación de una especie en peligro
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 10 - Article Nº 6
Publish by: Francisco Lucero
Published date: 11/06/2020 02:10

Primeros registros, nuevas localidades, observación de aves con documentación escasa y evidencias de nidificación para las provincias de Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca y Tucumán, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 5 - Article Nº 8
Publish by: Francisco Lucero y Federico Carlos Izasa
Published date: 11/02/2015 20:01



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 646307
  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
07/18/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 556819
  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
11/20/2023
Héctor Schreiber



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233277818/07/2025ArgentinaChacoCaminos rurales, Colonia BenitezPeter Vidana
191486920/11/2023ArgentinaChacoCamino rural, Colonia BenitezHéctor Schreiber
167255311/10/2022ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezDiego Carus
165451211/10/2022ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezMaria Belén Dri
77588330/06/2018ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezDiego Carus
28574817/05/2015ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezFrancisco González Táboas
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Bibliography related


Artículo Martinez, F., F. Lucero, R. Calí, D. Valdéz, D. Ferrer y J. C. Chebez. 2009. Registros novedosos de aves para las provincias de Mendoza y San Juan. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 35. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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