Chauna chavaria

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Chauna chavaria, commonly known as the horned screamer, is a large, loud-voiced South American waterbird recognized for its distinctive horn-like projection and belonging to the screamers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chauna chavaria canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
belongsToGroup screamers ⓘ
binomialName Chauna chavaria ⓘ
bodySize large waterbird ⓘ
breedingSystem monogamous ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName horned screamer ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
eats aquatic plants ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
family Anhimidae ⓘ
flightAbility strong flier ⓘ
genus Chauna ⓘ
hasAirSacs enlarged subcutaneous air sacs ⓘ
hasBeak true ⓘ
hasColoration mostly black and white plumage ⓘ
hasFeathers true ⓘ
hasHabitatPreference freshwater wetlands ⓘ
hasIUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
hasVertebrae true ⓘ
hasWings true ⓘ
inhabits marshes ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion flying ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
walking ⓘ
nativeToContinent South America ⓘ
nativeToCountry Colombia ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
notableFeature horn-like projection on head ⓘ
very loud call ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
parentalCare both parents care for young ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Anhima cornuta ⓘ
Chauna torquata ⓘ
reproduction lays eggs in nests near water ⓘ
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat loss ⓘ
usedFor local hunting for meat ⓘ
vocalization loud trumpeting calls ⓘ
yearDescribed 1766 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Anhimidae → containsTaxon → Chauna chavaria ⓘ
Chauna chavaria → binomialName → Chauna chavaria ⓘ