Anhimidae

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Anhimidae is a small family of South American birds known as screamers, characterized by their large size, loud calls, and partially webbed feet, and are closely related to ducks and geese.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Anhimidae canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characteristic chicken-like bill ⓘ
large air sacs in subcutaneous tissues ⓘ
large size ⓘ
partially webbed feet ⓘ
small downy feathers ⓘ
spiny carpal spur on wings ⓘ
very loud calls ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo ducks ⓘ
geese ⓘ
commonName screamers ⓘ
conservationStatus most species not globally threatened ⓘ
containsTaxon Anhima cornuta ⓘ
Chauna chavaria ⓘ
Chauna torquata ⓘ
describedAs primitive lineage within Anseriformes ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom ducks by lack of dense body plumage ⓘ
geese by different bill structure ⓘ
distribution South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole herbivorous wetland grazer ⓘ
flightAbility strong fliers ⓘ
habitat marshes ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands near freshwater ⓘ
hasSubfamily none (no widely recognized subfamilies) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingSite ground near water ⓘ
numberOfExtantSpecies 3 ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Anatidae ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typicalFood aquatic plants ⓘ
usedFor local hunting for meat ⓘ
vocalizationType far-carrying screams ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves → hasSubgroup → Anhimidae ⓘ
Anseriformes → notableFamily → Anhimidae ⓘ
Anseranatidae → distinguishedFrom → Anhimidae ⓘ
Chauna chavaria → family → Anhimidae ⓘ
Chauna torquata → family → Anhimidae ⓘ
Anhima cornuta → family → Anhimidae ⓘ