Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

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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Group	Species	Date	User
Birds	Carpintero Blanco (Melanerpes candidus)	13/07/2022	Andrés Cecconi
Mammals	Zorro Gris Pampeano (Lycalopex gymnocerca)	31/12/2017	Esteban Argerich

Number of Photography: 1770

Photography ID: 679642
Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 679566
Adult
General Alvarado
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/27/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura

Photography ID: 679430
Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 678379
Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/06/2026
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 677352
Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/11/2026
Fernanda Ferrari

Photography ID: 677087
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 676329
Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Guillermo Marcaida

Photography ID: 675927
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta

Photography ID: 675926
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta

Photography ID: 675625
Adult
Casbas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2026
Lucas Martín

Photography ID: 674439
Adult
Henderson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/22/2026
Juan Manuel Canepa

Photography ID: 674277
Adult
Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
02/06/2026
Federico Carlos Izasa

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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 9

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Dolores Fernandez	02/02/2026	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Reserva Natural del Pilar	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Moreno	06/05/2025	Argentina	Salta	Bañados cerca del rio san francisco	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
	Viviana Fuentes	01/13/2024	Argentina	Tucumán	Reserva Natural y Dique La Angostura	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Viviana Fuentes	01/02/2024	Argentina	Catamarca	Santa María	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	05/14/2022	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Reserva Privada El Cencerro, Federal	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Jorge La Grotteria	09/08/2023	Bolivia	Departamento del Beni	Área Protegida Municipal Pampas del Yacuma	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Diego Oscar	10/28/2017	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
	Nicolas Olejnik	01/22/2016	Bolivia	Departamento de Santa Cruz	Laguna Curichi Cuajo, Buena Vista	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	03/09/2010	Argentina	Corrientes	Estancia San Juan Poriahú, Loreto	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No