Cariamiformes

Seriemas Temporal range: 16–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Miocene – Holocene
Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Cariamidae
Familiies
Cariamidae †Ameghinornithidae †Bathornithidae †Elaphrocnemus †Idiornithidae †Phorusrhacidae ?†Qianshanornithidae †Salmilidae
Ranges of red-legged (red) and black-legged (black) seriemas

Cariamiformes is a group of birds. Therre's one existing family, the Seriemas. It contains two genera, with one species each. The Seriemas occur in the open landscapes of South America. They are runnng birds who can still fly. Both are species are carnivores.