Red-legged Seriema
Our animals:
Family:
Cariamidae
Order:
Gruiformes
Class:
birds
Length:
70-90 cm
Weight:
1,4-1,6 kg
Nutrition: mainly smaller vertebrates, insects, seeds, plant parts
Reproduction: 2-3 white or pale brown eggs, incubation time: 24-30 days
Did you know? Cariamas are cautious birds moving during daytime. They get their food on the ground, but They sleep on the trees.
Watch it! If They are in danger, They escape running with stretched neck and with turn-down head. They adapted well to living in high grass with their long legs and long neck.
Habitat: Open, arid parklands and scrubs
Spread: South America