Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)

Other Names (World)
Bare-faced Ibis, Whispering Ibis, Bare faced Ibis

Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Size
46 - 54 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname (B), Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) [XC745517]
by Dennis Castillo-Figueroa from Caldas Novas-Goi\u00e1s: Pousada Jardim das Primaveras, Brazil (alarm call)

Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) [XC648776]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Ecoparque Sabana, Colombia (alarm call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

berlepschi Hellmayr, 1903 - North-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and north-western Brazil east through Venezuela to Guyana and Surinam.
nudifrons (von Spix, 1825) - Central, eastern and southern Brazil, south of Amazon.
infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Eastern Bolivia through Paraguay to north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) - 10 files

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