Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnhimidae (Screamers)
- GenusChauna (Typical Screamers)
- SpeciesChauna torquata (Southern Screamer)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis sylvicola
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Rosybill Pochard
Netta peposaca
White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Screamer in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Southern Screamer sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Screamer in El Impenetrable National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Screamer in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.