Madagascar ibis

Madagascar ibis
At Bronx Zoo, New York, United States
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Genus:	Lophotibis Reichenbach, 1853
Species:	L. cristata
Binomial name
Lophotibis cristata (Boddaert, 1783)
Synonyms
Tantalus cristatus Boddaert, 1783 Geronticus cristatus (Boddaert, 1783)

The Madagascar ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long), brown-plumaged ibis. It has bare red orbital skin, yellow bill, red legs, white wings and its head is partially bare with a dense crest of green or gloss blue and white plumes on the nape. The Madagascar ibis is the only member of the genus Lophotibis.