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HORNED SCREAMER
  Bird Call
| Characteristics: |
80 cm long and weighs approx. 3,150 g. This large bird is typical for the Amazon region. It has a curious horn on its head that looks like an antenna and that can either be straight or bent backwards. In fully grown birds this horn is elastic and breaks easily but will regrow. Its plumage is black and white. The grey stripe on the edge of its dark wings becomes visible during flight. The legs are black. Juveniles are a dark grey colour and only have a short horn. |
| Call: |
The call originates in the abdomen. The bird is very vocal with a loud and resonant song.
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| Habitat: |
The Horned Screamer inhabits marshes, floodplains and moors and can also be found on the banks of rivers and lakes.
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| Distribution: |
This species was once native to vast parts of Brazil but mainly inhabits the Amazon region today as well as other South American countries in the North of the continent as far as Bolivia.
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| Biology: |
The Horned Screamer lives in pairs or in families and feeds on small animals that live in water. Its nest is a swimming mass of water plants. The female lays between 2 and 3 olive brown eggs.
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