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Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) I had to use my full 500mm zoom to capture this beautiful Seriema, who was sure to keep a big minimal distance. This is a real land bird, always on foot, fast to run, and nesting on the ground as well. They are fairly aggressive amongst each other and fight like roosters: feet first. Brazil,Cariama cristata,Crested Cariama,Pantanal,Red-legged Seriema Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)

I had to use my full 500mm zoom to capture this beautiful Seriema, who was sure to keep a big minimal distance. This is a real land bird, always on foot, fast to run, and nesting on the ground as well. They are fairly aggressive amongst each other and fight like roosters: feet first.

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The Red-legged Seriema

The Red-legged Seriema or Crested Cariama is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family, included in the "Gruiformes" in the old paraphyletic circumscription, but increasingly placed in a distinct order Cariamiformes. The Red-legged Seriema inhabits grasslands from Brazil south of the Amazon to Uruguay and northern Argentina.

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Similar species: Seriemas
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 19, 2011. Captured Oct 19, 2011 19:36.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/3200s
  • ISO1250
  • 500mm