Southern Screamer
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Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
10 Verified records at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
October 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 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Horned Screamer
LC

Horned Screamer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhima cornuta

Insufficient data
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

40–50% · Likely
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

10–20% · With luck
Orinoco Goose

Orinoco Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oressochen jubatus

10–20% · With luck
Brazilian Teal
LC

Brazilian Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazonetta brasiliensis

Insufficient data
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
LC

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Screamer sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Screamer in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Screamer in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.

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