red-legged seriema

E673404

The red-legged seriema is a long-legged, ground-dwelling South American bird known for its loud, piercing calls and habit of hunting small animals, including snakes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
red-legged seriema canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
seriema ⓘ
terrestrial bird ⓘ
assessedBy IUCN Red List ⓘ
beakColor red ⓘ
behavior ground-dwelling ⓘ
predatory ⓘ
binomialName Cariama cristata ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize two eggs ⓘ
commonName crested cariama ⓘ
red-legged seriema ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
lizards ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ
plant material ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
snakes ⓘ
distinctiveFeature erect head crest ⓘ
very long legs ⓘ
family Cariamidae ⓘ
linked to: Cariamiformes
flightAbility reluctant flier ⓘ
foragingStrategy chases prey on foot ⓘ
hunts on the ground ⓘ
genus Cariama ⓘ
linked to: Cariama cristata
habitat cerrado ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
scrubland ⓘ
huntingBehavior kills prey by beating it against the ground ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor red ⓘ
locomotion primarily runs rather than flies ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
nestingSite low tree or shrub ⓘ
notableFor loud piercing calls ⓘ
order Cariamiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor brownish ⓘ
greyish ⓘ
socialBehavior often seen in pairs ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
vocalization far-carrying yelping call ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australaves → hasNotableMember → red-legged seriema ⓘ