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Chicagüire o Chavarrí (es)- Northern Screamer (en)

Chauna chavaria

Description:

Es una especie de ave anseriforme de la familia Anhimidae que se encuentra en el occidente de Venezuela y en el Choco y Caribe Colombiano. Is a large species of bird in the small family Anhimidae, the screamers. It is a resident breeder in northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States.

Habitat:

parque nacional cienagas de juan manuel olaga, catatumbo, zulia, venezuela lago de maracaibo

1 Species ID Suggestions

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago
Northern Screamer
Chauna chavaria Northern Screamer


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4 Comments

Gerardo Chavarri
Gerardo Chavarri 10 years ago

Curioso el nombre se parece a mi apellido.
Excelentes fotos.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Beautiful Feathers!

EntreAguas
EntreAguas 12 years ago

a bit of both. there were about 3 of them that just kinda hung out on this barrier island near where there is a fishing village.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

nice spot; was this bird in the wild or in captivity?

EntreAguas
Spotted by
EntreAguas

Zulia, Venezuela

Spotted on Apr 22, 2012
Submitted on May 2, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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