Seriema
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The seriemas are the sole living members of the small bird family Cariamidae, which is also the only surviving lineage of the order Cariamiformes. Once believed to be related to cranes, they have been
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The black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) is smaller and has a more restricted distribution.
The frontal crest of the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) is unique among Neotropical birds.
The seriemas have short wings and rarely take flight.
Red-legged seriema
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The red-legged seriema, also known as the crested cariama and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family, included in the Gruiformes in the old polyphyletic circumsc
Seriema
…live in grasslands, savanna, dry woodland and open forests of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. There are two species of seriemas, the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) and the black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri). Names for these birds in the Tupian languages are variously spelled as siriema…
174 Red legged seriema in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Close-up of Cariama cristata
The sickle claw of a red-legged seriema resembles Dromaeosauridae, used in fighting
Closeup of head; Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Florida