Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)

Other Names (World)
Buff-necked Ibis, White throated Ibis

Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Size
71 - 81 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile (B), Colombia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is 25,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (46)...)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) [XC264117]
by Marcelo Villegas from Barba Azul Nature Reserve, Beni, Bolivia (flight call)

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) [XC800197]
by Mauricio Cu\u00e9llar-Ram\u00edrez from Catura\u00ed-Goi\u00e1s Rio dos peixes, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis), which was formerly considered a subspecies of this species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) - Colombia and Venezuela to French Guiana, south to Mato Grosso, Brazil.
hyperorius Todd, 1948 - Eastern Bolivia to south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) - 10 files

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