红腿叫鹤

红腿叫鹤（学名：）是叫鹤科最具掠夺性的陆地鸟类。红腿叫鹤栖息在草原上，从亚马逊雨林南部巴西到乌拉圭，以及阿根廷北部。整个区域面积约为590万平方公里，当然该品种并不是分布在该区域所有地方，从大西洋沿岸森林到巴西沿海没有它的踪迹。BLI (2008), Bencke (2007)

 描述 
红腿叫鹤长度为75到90厘米，重量约为1.5公斤。脖子、尾巴和腿较长。羽毛为褐色，上面有黑色斑纹，头部、颈部、胸部为浅褐色，肚皮为白色。尾部末梢为白色，有黑色带。嘴和腿为红色，眼睛为黄色。从喙的边上有柔软的羽毛，形成一个扇形的冠。Holyoak & Heinsohn (2003)

 註釋 

 參考文獻 

  (2006): Composição da avifauna em oito áreas úmidas da Bacia Hidrográfica do Lago Guaíba, Rio Grande do Sul [Bird composition and conservation in eight wetlands of the hidrographic basin of Guaíba lake, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil]. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 14(2): 101-115 [Portuguese with English abstract]. PDf fulltext

  (2003): Seriemas. In: : Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds: 222. Firefly Books. ISBN 1-55297-777-3
  (1986): Notes on the biology and song of the Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata). Journal of Field Ornithology 57(4): 261-269. DjVu fulltext PDF fulltext

 外部連結 

Red-legged Seriema videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Stamps  (for Uruguay) with RangeMap
Red-legged Seriema photo gallery 
Photo-High Res ; Article  geometer–"Brazil Birds"

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