Listen to the Horned screamer
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About the Horned screamer
The Horned screamer is a bird in the family Anhimidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 170 cm.
What does the Horned screamer sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as inhuma. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) is a species of waterfowl that belongs to a relatively small family, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern screamer in the genus Chauna. They are related to ducks, geese and swans, which are in the family Anatidae, but have bills looking more like those of Galliformes.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Horned screamer sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Horned screamer on this page, including its inhuma. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Horned screamer endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Horned screamer as “least concern”.
What family does the Horned screamer belong to?
The Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) belongs to the family Anhimidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Inhuma by Djino – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q732753 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Horned screamer – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by own work ( User:Christoph2007 ) – Public domain