Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 870

Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Records. Table 3.

The road-killed Red-legged Seriema individuals were unmistakable when seen on road lanes or roadsides ( Fig. 12). These large terrestrial birds (Wc = 36.0 cm ± 1.1; n = 6) were very distinct due to several features, including the long and bright-red legs and brushy crest extending from the base of the upper red bill. Their body feathers were gray with shades of brown, and white on the abdomen; around the neck and underparts the plumage was loose; skin surrounding the eyes was blue; eyelash-like feathers around their eyes; wing and tail feathers with black and white bands.