Screamers

Anhimidae

The family Anhimidae (Screamers) belongs to the order Anseriformes and comprises 3 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 0 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Anseriformes
Species: 3
Threatened species: 0

All species of the family Anhimidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

Horned Screamer
Anhima cornuta
Northern Screamer
Chauna chavaria
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata

Other families of the order Anseriformes

Magpie Goose
Anseranatidae
1 species
Ducks, Swans, and Geese
Anatidae
172 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.