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title: "Southern Screamer"
description: "Chauna torquata — Aves. The southern screamer (Chauna torquata) is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-screamer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Screamer

> Chauna torquata — Aves. The southern screamer (Chauna torquata) is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes.

- Scientific name: *Chauna torquata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 6690
- Wikidata: [Q602961](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602961)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6910](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6910)

## Names

- en: Southern Screamer
- de: Halsband-Wehrvogel
- es: Chajá común
- fr: Kamichi à collier
- nl: Kuifhoenderkoet
- pl: Skrzydłoszpon obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (4195), BR (1055), UY (387), BO (338), PY (55)

## Summary

The southern screamer (Chauna torquata) is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_screamer

## Photo

![Southern Screamer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-screamer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142455209

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-screamer?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).