red-legged seriema

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red-legged seriema

Illustration of a crested seriema (Cariama cristata), a tall bird with long reddish legs, streaked brown and gray body feathers, blue skin around the eyes, a red beak, and a distinctive fan-shaped crest of black feathers above its head.

Body plans of some larger gruiforms.

red-legged seriema

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Also known as: Cariama cristata, crested cariama, crested seriema(Show More)

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seriema
…red-legged, or crested, seriema (Cariama cristata), with long legs and neck, stands about 60 cm (2 feet) tall. The beak and legs are red, and the plumage is brownish above and dull white beneath, with bluish skin around the eyes. It inhabits grasslands, but the nest is built in…
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…red-legged, or crested, seriema (Cariama cristata), with long legs and neck, stands about 60 cm (2 feet) tall. The beak and legs are red, and the plumage is brownish above and dull white beneath, with bluish skin around the eyes. It inhabits grasslands, but the nest is built in…
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