Chunga (bird)

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.

Chunga
Temporal range:
Miocene - Holocene,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamiformes
Family: Cariamidae
Genus: Chunga
Hartlaub, 1860
Type species
Dicholophus burmeisteri Hartlaub, 1860
Species

Chunga burmeisteri
Chunga incerta

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