A portrait of a
red-legged seriema (
Cariama cristata), a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema
family (
Cariamidae). Found in South America, its range covers
grasslands from Brazil to Uruguay and northern Argentina. This bird is also known as the crested seriema for the soft feathers that emerge from the base of the bill to form a fan-shaped
crest.
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp