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