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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Chaja torquata.


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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarpintero Blanco (Melanerpes candidus)13/07/2022Andrés Cecconi
MammalsZorro Gris Pampeano (Lycalopex gymnocerca)31/12/2017Esteban Argerich



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 681930
  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/18/2022
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 679566
  Adult
General Alvarado
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/27/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 679430
  Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 678379
  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/06/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 677352
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/11/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 677087
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 676329
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 675927
 Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 675926
 Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez02/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Moreno06/05/2025ArgentinaSaltaBañados cerca del rio san franciscoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Viviana Fuentes01/13/2024ArgentinaTucumánReserva Natural y Dique La AngosturaN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes01/02/2024ArgentinaCatamarcaSanta MaríaN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni05/14/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada El Cencerro, FederalN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar10/28/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo03/09/2010ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia San Juan Poriahú, LoretoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 6680
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
05/26/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Video ID: 6054
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta
Salta
Argentina
06/18/2023
Viviana Fuentes



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245714410/04/202611:44ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
245700409/04/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
245627005/04/202614:09ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 174, Victoria2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
245613904/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEx ruta 93 sector S, Melincué2Pablo Bruni
245610904/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Melincué, Melincué2Pablo Bruni
245534403/04/202609:51ArgentinaEntre RíosAvenida Presidente Néstor Kirchner2Gustavo Fernando Durán
245574502/04/2026ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniDolores Fernandez
245569901/04/202610:06ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDolores Fernandez
245446931/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Paraná de Las PalmasDiego Oscar
245372429/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaBahía Laguna de Plata, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaHugo Caverzasi
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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 11/04/2026.