Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca)

Other Names (World)
Sharp-tailed Ibis, Long-tailed Ibis, Bare-faced Ibis

Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Size
76 - 86 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Spix, 1825)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname (B), Venezuela.

Eastern Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana; Amazonian Brazil to north-western Mato Grosso.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 25,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) [XC147658]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Munoz, Apure, Venezuela (flight call)

Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) [XC246344]
by GABRIEL LEITE from La Candelaria, vereda El Guira (Tauramena, Casanare), Colombia (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) - 10 files

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