Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria) - BirdLife species factsheet

Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria

Current view: summary

Family: Anhimidae (Screamers)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Near Threatened because it has a moderately small and declining population; it almost meets the requirements for listing as threatened under criterion C2a(i).

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 297,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Chauna chavaria. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/northern-screamer-chauna-chavaria on 04/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 04/12/2023.