Cariama cristata Linnaeus 1766 (red-legged seriema)
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Aves - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae
Alternative combination: Palamedea cristata
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th edition
Belongs to Cariama according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Gould and Quitmyer 2005 and Linnaeus 1766
Sister taxon: Cariama santacrucensis
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cariama cristata in the database
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