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The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae. It inhabits tropical South America and part of the Caribbean . In form, it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable.
Range of American white ibis (pale blue), scarlet ibis (orange), both (brown) Eudocimus is a genus of ibises , wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae . They occur in the warmer parts of the New World with representatives from the southern United States south through Central America , the West Indies , and South America .
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World ibises, and the New World ibises as an early offshoot.
Few ibis species such as the olive ibis and green ibis are also found in dense forests. The Llanos grasslands of Venezuela have the highest global ibis diversity with seven species sharing the marshes and grasslands. [21] Multiple ibis species manage to use the same area by exhibiting differences in the habitats used and the prey eaten.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Bahamas. The avifauna of the Bahamas include a total of 386 species, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase) as of July 2023. [ 1 ] Of them, seven are endemic , 21 have been introduced by humans, and 212 are rare or accidental .
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Saint Lucia. The avifauna of Saint Lucia included a total of 197 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of October 2024. [ 1 ] Of them, five are endemic , three have been introduced by humans, and 122 are rare or accidental .
Genus Plegadis – Kaup, 1829 – three species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC White-faced ibis
It lives in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water and nests in colonies in trees or reedbeds. They usually don't share colonies with storks or herons.The African spoonbill feeds in shallow water, and fishes for various fish, [2] molluscs, [2] amphibians, crustaceans, [2] insects [2] and larvae. [2]