The Northern screamer (Chauna chavaria), also known as the black-necked screamer, is a species of screamer in the small family Anhimidae, It is a resident breeder in northern northern Colombia, in Chocó, Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, and Cesar Departments and northwestern Venezuela, in Zulia, Mérida, and Trujillo States. In average, they are 88.9 cm (35 in) long and weigh about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).