Cariamiformes

Cariamiformes; Temporal range: Early Eocene – Holocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Australaves
Order:	Cariamiformes; Fürbringer, 1888
Familiies
	Cariamidae; †Ameghinornithidae; †Bathornithidae; †Elaphrocnemus; †Idiornithidae; †Phorusrhacidae; ?†Qianshanornithidae; †Salmilidae
	Ranges of red-legged (red) and black-legged (black) seriemas

Cariamiformes is a group of birds. There's one existing family, the seriemas. It contains two genera, with one species each. The seriemas live in the open landscapes of South America. They are running birds who can still fly. Both species are carnivores.

Cariamiformes Media

Seriema (Cariama cristata) white background
Male Peregrine Falcon (7172188034) white background
Cockatiel Parakeet (Nymphicus hollandicus)9 white background
Carrion crow 20090612 white background

References

↑ Mayr, G. 2005. "Old World phorusrhacids" (Aves, Phorusrhacidae): a new look at Strigogyps ("Aenigmavis") sapea (Peters 1987). PaleoBios
↑ Alvarenga, H., Chiappe, L. & Bertelli, S. 2011. Phorusrhacids: the terror birds. In Dyke, G. & Kaiser, G. (eds) Living Dinosaurs: the Evolutionary History of Modern Birds. John Wiley & Sons (Chichester, UK), pp. 187-208.

[1] Mayr, G. 2005. "Old World phorusrhacids" (Aves, Phorusrhacidae): a new look at Strigogyps ("Aenigmavis") sapea (Peters 1987). PaleoBios

[2] Alvarenga, H., Chiappe, L. & Bertelli, S. 2011. Phorusrhacids: the terror birds. In Dyke, G. & Kaiser, G. (eds) Living Dinosaurs: the Evolutionary History of Modern Birds. John Wiley & Sons (Chichester, UK), pp. 187-208.

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