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Red-legged Seriema Chick

Cariama cristata (chick)

Red-legged Seriema Chick

This downy chick stays in open savanna, scrub, and woodland clearings, usually sheltering close to its nest site. It follows adults on foot and begins probing and pecking at insects and other tiny prey. Its long legs develop early, allowing it to run surprisingly well before it can make sustained flights.

Type
Fang
Conservation status
LC

Growth chain

  1. Red-legged Seriema Chick
  2. ?
  3. Red-legged Seriema

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