Biology:Chunga (bird)
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Short description: Genus of birds in the Seriema family (Cariamidae)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | Cariamidae |
| Genus: | Chunga Hartlaub, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Dicholophus burmeisteri Hartlaub, 1860 | |
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Chunga burmeisteri | |
Chunga is one of two known genera of seriemas in the family Cariamidae. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia, and Paraguay. It contains one living species, the black-legged seriema. A prehistoric species, Chunga incerta, has been described from the Miocene and Pliocene Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.[1]
References
- ↑ Noriega, J.I., Vizcaíno, S.F., & Bargo, M.S. (2009). "First record and a new species of seriema (Aves: Ralliformes: Cariamidae) from Santacrucian (early–middle miocene) Beds of Patagonia." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(2), 620-626.
Wikidata ☰ Q10748080 entry
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