Seriama

TAKING A SNAKE FROM THE GRASS

This bird, which is found in Eastern Bolivia, is the the Red-legged Seriema (Seriema cristata); it has just bagged lunch, a Smooth Machete Savane (Chironius scurrulus). The snake's genus is endemic to South America, as is the bird's; however, one might note some similarities to the Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) and other bustards. That is because they are in fact in the same order, the Gruiformes, along with rails. Credit for this goes to http://www.lureofthefalcon.blogspot.com/, used with kind permission.