Family
Screamers
Anhimidae
3 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Anseriformes
The screamers are three South American bird species placed in family Anhimidae. They were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar bills, but are more closely related to the family Anatidae, i.e. ducks and allies, and the magpie goose, within the clade Anseriformes.
Species in this family
- Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
- Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria
- Southern Screamer Chauna torquata