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Screamer

Anhimidae sp.
(Latin name on the label, Palamedae elsevaria, is wrong)


Where is it found?

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In wetlands and grasslands of South America

Diet and foraging method

Eats plants
Grazing and digging
Eats plant stems
Eats seeds
Eats leaves

Key adaptations

Long, broad wings facilitate soaring in the air.
Wide feet and long toes allow Screamers to walk on wetlands.
Partially webbed feet mean that Screamers are excellent swimmers.

Social organisation and mating system

Winter
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Flock
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Form socially monogamous breeding pairs

Did you know that...?

Screamers have sharp spurs on their wings they use as weapons for fighting over territories.

Taxonomy

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Sources:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Chanua torquata - Zoo Schmieding2" by Alois Staudacher - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chanua_torquata_-_Zoo_Schmieding2.JPG#/media/File:Chanua_torquata_-_Zoo_Schmieding2.JPG
 "Hscreamer leofleck" by Leofleck at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hscreamer_leofleck.jpg#/media/File:Hscreamer_leofleck.jpg


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