Plumbeous ibis

Plumbeous ibis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Theristicus
Species:
T. caerulescens
Binomial name
Theristicus caerulescens
(Vieillot, 1817)
Current resident extant range according to the IUCN 2012
Theristicus caerulescens

The plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), also formerly called the blue ibis,[2] is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Theristicus caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697435A93613867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697435A93613867.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hudson WH. 1920. Birds of La Plata, Volume 2. J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., New York.