Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Washington Jones, Carlos Calimares, Luiz P. Gonzaga, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published August 9, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Голяма кариама |
| Catalan | sarià crestat |
| Czech | seriema rudozobá |
| Dutch | Kuifseriema |
| English | Red-legged Seriema |
| English (United States) | Red-legged Seriema |
| French | Cariama huppé |
| French (France) | Cariama huppé |
| German | Rotfußseriema |
| Japanese | アカノガンモドキ |
| Norwegian | rødbeinseriema |
| Polish | kariama czerwononoga |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | seriema |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Seriema |
| Russian | Хохлатая кариама |
| Serbian | Crvenonoga serijema |
| Slovak | kariama červenozobá |
| Spanish | Chuña Patirroja |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Chuña Patas Rojas |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Saría patas rojas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chuña patirroja |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Seriema |
| Swedish | rödbent seriema |
| Turkish | Tepeli Kariyama |
| Ukrainian | Каріама червононога |
Revision Notes
Washington Jones and Carlos Calimares revised the account as part of a partnership with Aves Uruguay. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Daphne R. Walmer, Robin K. Murie, and Linda A. Hensley copyedited the account.
Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Palamedea cristata
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.232.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northeastern Brazil, ex Marcgrave.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CARIAMA
- cariama
- cristata
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