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|  | Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anhimidae
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Family Anhimidae
Crested Screamer
Screamers are a type of waterfowl located only in South America. They received their name because their call sounds like a loud scream. Surprisingly, these waterfowl rarely swim. Instead, screamers walk on thick vegetation that grows on the surface of the water. Their diet consists of leaves and stems of plants that they tear off using their hooked bill.
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