| Northern Screamer | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Black-necked Screamer |
| Range | northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anhimidae |
| Genus | Chauna |
| Species | Chauna chavaria |
| Conservation Status | |
 Near Threatened | |
The Northern screamer (Chauna chavaria), also known as the black-necked screamer, is a species of screamer in the small family Anhimidae, It is a resident breeder in northern northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States. In average, they are 88.9 cm (35 in) long and weigh about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).
Captivity[]
Not many zoos can show the northern screamer. Most zoos that show them are in Colombia like the Cali Zoo. and the Matecaña City Zoo in Pereira, Risaralda.