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Red-legged Seriema
Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
1.4 kgWeight
Busiest months: August–October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
Where and when it's recorded
Red-legged Seriema has been recorded at 125 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil1,978 records
- Aquidauana – Pousada AguapéBrazil818 records
- Pousada TrijunçãoBrazil565 records
More places
- Refúgio Ecológico CaimanBrazil355 records
- Brasília – Pompílio Marques, Faz. GrotãoBrazil322 records
- PARNA das EmasBrazil295 records
- Socorro – Bairro dos MoraisBrazil281 records
- Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil279 records
- Fazenda Água LimpaBrazil277 records
- Reserva Natural Privada Eco-Portal de PiedraArgentina269 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata), also known as the crested cariama and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family (Cariamidae), included in the Gruiformes in the old polyphyletic circumscription but recently placed in a distinct order: Cariamiformes (along with three extinct families).
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Questions
How big is the Red-legged Seriema?
The Red-legged Seriema weighs around 1.4 kg.
Where does the Red-legged Seriema live?
Its breeding range: South America: eastern Bolivia to eastern Brazil south to northern Argentina and Uruguay. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.
When is the best time to see the Red-legged Seriema?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August, September and October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Red-legged Seriema endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-legged Seriema as Least Concern.
What does the Red-legged Seriema eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Red-legged Seriema in?
It belongs to the family Seriemas (Cariamidae), order Cariamiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 1.4 kg
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 357 mm
- Tail
- 296 mm
- Bill
- 66 mm
- Tarsus
- 206 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: eastern Bolivia to eastern Brazil south to northern Argentina and Uruguay
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Cariamiformes
- Family
- Seriemas Cariamidae
- Genus
- Cariama
More from the family Seriemas
Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteri
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