Seriemas (Cariamidae)
Black-legged Seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) - HBW 3, p. 239
French: Cariama de Burmeister
German: Schwarzfußseriema
Spanish: Chuña Patinegra
Other common names: Burmeister's/Lesser Seriema
Taxonomy: Dicholophus burmeisteri Hartlaub, 1860, Tucumán and Catamarca, Argentina.
Monotypic genus, but could perhaps be merged with Cariama. Monotypic.
Distribution: S & SE Bolivia through W Paraguay to C Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird pecking and eating a seed. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 44 sec 3 -
A bird walking and looking around and a close-up of its head. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 26 sec 2.8
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Adult nearby town of La Rioja
Locality La Rioja Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 14 February 2008 2 years ago 4
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One bird singing. Locality Palomitas, Salta Province, Argentina
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 12 December 2006 2 years ago 0
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