Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)

Other Names (World)
Red-legged Seriema, Crested Seriema

Family
Cariamidae (Seriemas)

Size
75 - 90 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,100 m

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Central and eastern Brazil through eastern Bolivia and Paraguay to Uruguay and central Argentina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) [XC737498]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Cristian\u00f3polis, Fazenda Marco Polo - Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (duet, song)

Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) [XC838559]
by Michael Hurben from Fazenda S\u00e3o Miguel, Itaj\u00e1, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (duet, song)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies leucofimbria (southern Mato Grosso), bicincta (Goi�s and Mato Grosso), schistofimbria (northern Mato Grosso) and azarae (Paraguay and southern Brazil to Argentina) invalid, as based upon individual variants rather than geographical variation.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) - 10 files

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