Anhima cornuta

E673301

Anhima cornuta, commonly known as the horned screamer, is a large, distinctive South American bird noted for the horn-like projection on its head and its loud, far-carrying calls.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Anhima cornuta canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal ⓘ
bird species ⓘ
horned screamer ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
averageLength about 84–95 cm ⓘ
averageWeight about 3–3.5 kg ⓘ
binomialName Anhima cornuta ⓘ
bodySize large ⓘ
breedingBehavior builds nest near water ⓘ
lays 2–3 eggs ⓘ
callType far-carrying scream ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName horned screamer ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
eats aquatic plants ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
family Anhimidae ⓘ
flightAbility strong flier ⓘ
genus Anhima ⓘ
habitat flooded grasslands ⓘ
freshwater wetlands ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeToContinent South America ⓘ
nativeToCountry Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ
Guyana ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
northern Argentina ⓘ
notableFeature horn-like projection on head ⓘ
very loud calls ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
plumageColor mainly black ⓘ
white markings on neck ⓘ
rangeType non-migratory ⓘ
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usedAs game bird in some regions ⓘ
wingFeature spurs on wings ⓘ
yearDescribed 1766 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Anhimidae → containsTaxon → Anhima cornuta ⓘ
Chauna chavaria → relatedTo → Anhima cornuta ⓘ
Anhima cornuta → binomialName → Anhima cornuta ⓘ