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A photo of a Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
Red-legged Seriema

Red-legged Seriema

Cariama cristata

The red-legged seriema /sɛriˈiːmə/ (Cariama cristata), also known as the crested cariama /kæriˈɑːmə/ and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family (Cariamidae), included in the Gruiformes in the old paraphyletic circumscription but recently placed in a distinct order: Cariamiformes (along with three extinct families). The red-legged seriema is widely distributed in South America, occurring in central and eastern Brazil through eastern Bolivia and Paraguay to Uruguay and central Argentina (south to La Pampa). Like the black-legged seriema, farmers often use them as guard animals to protect poultry from predators and sometimes human intruders.
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Sightings

A photo of a Red-legged Seriema photographed in Pantanal -- Pousada Pouso Alegre Brazil
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Lawrence Penheiro
Wednesday 02 Aug 2023 - 3:04pm
Brazil
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Thiago Mafra
Saturday 25 Feb 2023 - 5:45pm
Brazil
A photo of a Red-legged Seriema photographed in PN do Iguaçú--Hotel das Cataratas Brazil
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Xristina K
Saturday 18 Feb 2023 - 7:53pm
Brazil
A map showing the sighting location
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Jéssica Lana de Mattos
Thursday 29 Dec 2022 - 12:00am
Brazil
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