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.^[1]

Chunga Temporal range: Miocene - Holocene, 16–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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