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Revision as of 07:53, 10 October 2007
- Cariama cristata
Photographed: Lages-SC, Brazil.
Identification
Primitive and ungainly, the Red-legged Seriema bears a certain resemblance to the similarly long-legged, long-tailed secretary bird, with which it shares a propensity for open, savannalike habitats. This South American bird, however, is much shyer than the African secretary bird, more terrestrial in its habits, and not closely related.
Distribution
Taxonomy
It occupies a taxonomic position somewhere near the rails.
Habitat
Savannah
Behaviour
It hunts small lizards, insects, and other prey, which it strikes with its feet.
