Cariamiformes
order of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cariamiformes is a group of birds. There's one existing family, the seriemas. It contains two genera, with one species each. The seriemas live in the open landscapes of South America. They are running birds who can still fly. Both species are carnivores.
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Cariamiformes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Australaves |
Order: | Cariamiformes Fürbringer, 1888 |
Familiies | |
Cariamidae | |
Ranges of red-legged (red) and black-legged (black) seriemas |
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