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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Anatidae .
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Notable are horned screamer Anhima cornuta, Orinoco goose Neochen jubata, harpy eagle, black and white hawk-eagle Spizastur melanoleucusCrax globulosa (VU). and wattled curassow
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Among the threatened species within this ecoregion are the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylius intermedius CR), Amazon River dolphin (Inia geogffrensis VU), jaguar (Panthera onca LR), bush dog (Speothos venaticus VU), giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis EN), Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata LR), and the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja LR).
Orinoco wetlands 2008
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These swamp forests provide important habitat for a number of threatened and endangered species such as the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylius intermedius CR), Amazon river dolphin (Inia geogffrensis VU), jaguar (Panthera onca LR), bush dog (Speothos venaticus VU), giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis EN), Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata LR), and the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja LR).
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