Southern Screamer - New Species (1.20)
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #218 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod has been brought to you by Narwhaler!
Don't forget to visit my profile for more animal mods and leave a comment if you liked it! ;)
Huge thanks to JurassicManager for commissioning this mod!
• This mod adds the Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) to the game. This South American bird characterized by its long legs is actually an anseriform, and represents an early lineage from the same group as ducks and geese.
• Unique wading behavior. Use the terrace tool and watch these birds wading like in real life!
• Albino variants based on the Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria) (15% chance).
• Unique models for adult and juvenile.
• Functional research, zoopedia and UI.
• Functional education infoboard textures.
• Based on the Indian Peafowl. Uses its enrichment items.
• English
• Spanish
• French (thanks to Trigger)
• Italian (thanks to Etto)
• Dutch (thanks to Dyonus)
• Polish (thanks to Dżin)
• German (thanks to Dacki1990)
• Portuguese (thanks to Masora157)
• Simplified Chinese (thanks to Frank Zhou)
• Czech (thanks to Papyrus)
This mod requires ACSE to work. Make sure you have it installed beforehand!
To install this mod, simply extract the zip and place the extracted folder in the ovldata folder of the game.
Enjoy the mod. Cheers!
Southern Screamer - New Species (1.20) adds the southern screamer bird to Planet Zoo as a new species. It's a straightforward animal addition mod with 197 endorsements and nearly 8,000 downloads, last updated in December 2025. For players wanting more avian variety in their zoos.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 197 endorsements and nearly 8k downloads.
- Fresh addition for Planet Zoo players wanting more bird species.
- Updated recently (December 2025) so likely works with current game version.
⚠️ Cons
- Only adds one species – if you're after a pack, this is a single bird.
- No details on whether it includes custom animations or sounds, so it might reuse existing ones.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter bird species or zoo animal lists.
For Planet Zoo players who want to expand their aviary with a new bird species. If you're a completionist collecting all animals, this is a must-have. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay overhauls – this is purely an animal addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod file in the Planet Zoo mod folder (usually Documents/Planet Zoo/WinGDK/Mods).
- Make sure your game is updated to version 1.20 to avoid compatibility issues.
- If you use other animal mods, check load order – newer mods might override older ones.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- Narwhaler
- Version
- 1.20
- Downloads
- 7,901
- Endorsements
- 197
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 4/4/2022
- Updated
- 12/3/2025
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