Black-legged Seriema
Chunga burmeisteri
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cariamiformes
- Family
- Cariamidae
The black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) is one of two living species of seriemas in the family Cariamidae. It is found from southeastern Bolivia and northern Paraguay south into north-central Argentina. It is a large, mostly grey bird with a long neck, a long tail, and long, slender black legs.
Le Cariama de Burmeister (Chunga burmeisteri) est une espèce d'oiseaux du genre Chunga dans la famille des Cariamidae. Son nom est attribué au zoologiste argentin Hermann Burmeister (1807-1892). Son aire s'étend à travers le Gran Chaco.
La chuña de patas negras o chuña patinegra (Chunga burmeisteri), es una especie de ave cariamiforme de la familia Cariamidae, la única del orden. Recibe también los nombres vulgares de seriema y pájaro serpentario (por su dieta). Es la única representante viviente del género Chunga y una de las dos únicas especies vivientes de esta familia.
Distribution
More from the same family
Red-legged Seriema
Cariama cristata
CariamidaeGrey-bellied Goshawk
Accipiter poliogaster
AccipitridaeSharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
AccipitridaeRough-legged and White-fronted Tyrannulets
Acrochordopus burmeisteri
TyrannidaeSpotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
ScolopacidaeBuff-fronted Owl
Aegolius harrisii
StrigidaeGreyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
IcteridaeUnicolored Blackbird
Agelasticus cyanopus
Icteridae