Green ibis

Green ibis
in the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Mesembrinibis
J.L. Peters, 1930
Species:
M. cayennensis
Binomial name
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
(Gmelin, 1789)

The green ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis.

This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama, and South America to northern Argentina. It undertakes some local seasonal movements in the dry season.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mesembrinibis cayennensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697460A93614511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697460A93614511.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.