Chunga (bird)
Genus of birds in the Seriema family (Cariamidae) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chunga is one of two known genera of seriemas in the family Cariamidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It contains one living species, the black-legged seriema. A prehistoric species, Chunga incerta, has been described from the Miocene and Pliocene Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.[1]
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Chunga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cariamiformes |
Family: | Cariamidae |
Genus: | Chunga Hartlaub, 1860 |
Type species | |
Dicholophus burmeisteri Hartlaub, 1860 | |
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