Listen to the Red-legged seriema
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About the Red-legged seriema
The Red-legged seriema is a bird in the family Cariamidae (order Cariamiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1.9 kg.
What does the Red-legged seriema sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as cariama cristata call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata), also known as the crested cariama and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family (Cariamidae), included in the Gruiformes in the old polyphyletic circumscription but recently placed in a distinct order: Cariamiformes (along with three extinct families).
The red-legged seriema is widely distributed in South America, occurring in central and eastern Brazil through eastern Bolivia and Paraguay to Uruguay and central Argentina (south to La Pampa).
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-legged seriema sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Red-legged seriema on this page, including its cariama cristata call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Red-legged seriema endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-legged seriema as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-legged seriema belong to?
The Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) belongs to the family Cariamidae in the order Cariamiformes.
Sources & credits
- Cariama cristata call by Zyoute – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q903662 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-legged seriema – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0