Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Southern Screamer - Chauna torquata

Order: Anseriformes - Family: Anhimidae
Habitat: Ponds and Marshes


A bird with occasional registers till the flood of 2016 when a group of adults and lots of chicks arrived on the vegetation mats. Though the chicks did not survive a group of 8 screamers remained in the reserve.

All reocrds since January 2014

Sounds

23-1-16 © Cora Rimoldi
The 2016 flood. The screamer on the vegetation mat is on the alert while another is emitting an alert call.

Adult
Chajá/Southern Screamer18-1-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Stocky. Ash-gray. Nape crest
Chajá/Southern Screamer31-1-16 © Héctor Patrone
Black and white collars
Chajá/Southern Screamer5-3-17 © RAP
Chajá/Southern Screamer1 12 12 © Dolores Fernández
White underwing coverts and black remiges conspicuous in flight
Chajá/Southern Screamer22 2 2014 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Pairs and groups
Chajá/Southern Screamer22-5-16 © Sergio Cusano
Chajá/Southern Screamer14-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
In pairs or groups outside the breeding season
Chajá/Southern Screamer5 6 2005 © Roberto Ares

Breeding
Chajá/Southern Screamer29-6-17 © RAP
Chajá/Southern Screamer29-6-17 © RAP
The nest

Chajá/Southern Screamer
© Marco Fidalgo
The nest is a big platform made out of aquatic plants, reed, etc. at the edge of water mirrors

Chajá/Southern Screamer

© J. Simón Tagtachian


Chicks
chajá GAC 29-7-1729-7-17 © Gabriel Celedon
Chajá/Southern Screamer29-7-17 © Gabriel Celedon
First record of chicks born in the reserve

© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Juvenile
chajá/Southern Screamer17-1-16 © Silvia González
Chicks which arrived on vegetation mats in the flood of 2016
chajá/Southern Screamer17-1-16 © Silvia González
Chicks which arrived on vegetation mats in the flood of 2016
Chajá/Southern Screamer20-2-16 © Sergio Cusano
Chicks which arrived on vegetation mats in the flood of 2016

More photographic records since January 2013

Previous registers
Chajá/Southern Screamer1 12 2012 © Dolores Fernández Chajá/Southern Screamer5 9 2010 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chajá/Southern Screamer3 2010 © Roberto Ares Chajá/Southern Screamer13 7 2007 © Roberto Ares
Chajá/Southern Screamer9 7 2005 © Roberto Ares Chajá/Southern Screamer6 2005 © Alberto Gurni
Chajá/Southern Screamer6 2005 © Javier Ubiría Chajá/Southern Screamer1 2003 © Hugo Hulsberg