Seriemas (Cariamidae)
Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) - HBW 3, p. 239
French: Cariama huppé
German: Rotfußseriema
Spanish: Chuña Patirroja
Other common names: Crested Seriema
Taxonomy: Palamedea cristata Linnaeus, 1766, north-eastern Brazil.
Monotypic genus, but could perhaps be merged with Chunga. Proposed races leucofimbria (S Mato Grosso), bicincta (Goiás and Mato Grosso), schistofimbria (N Mato Grosso) and azarae (Paraguay and S Brazil to Argentina) invalid, as based upon individual variants rather than geographical variation. Monotypic.
Distribution: C & E Brazil through E Bolivia and Paraguay to Uruguay and C Argentina.
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A bird walking on a field, foraging Locality Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 14 September 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
A bird building a nest Locality Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 September 2005 6 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A bird searching for food on the ground Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 8 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
A bird singing Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 8 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
Singing on a rock in a mountainous region. Locality Venda Nova do Imigrante, Espirito Santo State, Brazil
Joselito Nardy Ribeiro 1 September 2012 36 weeks ago 27 sec 4.4 -
A bird running and walking Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 8 years ago 35 sec 4.3
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A closeup
Locality Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay
Santiago Carvalho 29 September 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
The socori gives death to a lizard recently captured
Locality Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Rafael Zamora Padrón 30 October 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
Three seriemas running on a dusty road
Locality Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás State, Brazil
Tomas Grim 16 July 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
Bird walking in a open area.
Locality Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 August 2007 39 weeks ago 4 -
A bird, perched on a tree.
Locality El Rey National Park, Salta Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 26 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird standing on the wall
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 8 August 2010 1 year ago 4
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Complete duet sequence Locality Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 27 May 2011 1 year ago 5 -
Duet. Locality Ribeiro Gonçalves, Piauí State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 25 January 2005 4 years ago 4.5 -
In forest edge. Locality Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Noé Eiterer 19 May 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0
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