Madagascar ibis

Madagascar ibis
At Bronx Zoo, New York, United States
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lophotibis cristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697504A93617414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697504A93617414.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.