screamer

Any South American marsh-dwelling bird of the family Anhimidae, order Anseriformes; there are only three species, all in the genus Anhima. They are about 80 cm/30 in long, with short curved beaks, long toes, dark plumage, spurs on the fronts of the wings, and a crest or horn on the head.

Screamers wade in wet forests and marshes, although their feet are scarcely webbed. They are related to ducks and are placed in the same order. The horned screamer A. cornuta is found in certain parts of Central and South America, and has glossy black plumage with a white abdomen; it has a long, slender, yellowish horn on its head.