Southern Screamer
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Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
1,032 Verified records at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Screamer sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 1,032 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Horned Screamer
LC

Horned Screamer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhima cornuta

<5% · Rare
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

5–10% · With luck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
LC

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna autumnalis

5–10% · Rare
Brazilian Teal
LC

Brazilian Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazonetta brasiliensis

<5% · Rare
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

<5% · Rare
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
LC

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna bicolor

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
5 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Screamer in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Screamer sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 1,032 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Screamer in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Screamer in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.

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