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Chunga (bird)

Chunga
Temporal range:
Pliocene - Holocene, 3–0 Ma
Blacklegged.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamiformes
Family: Cariamidae
Genus: Chunga
Hartlaub, 1860
Species

Chunga burmeisteri
Chunga incerta


Chunga burmeisteri
Chunga incerta

Chunga is one of two known genera of seriemas in the family Cariamidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It contains one living species, the black-legged seriema. A prehistoric species, Chunga incerta, has been described from Miocene beds of Argentina.


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