#bare-faced ibis

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November 22, 2017 - Bare-faced Ibis or Whispering Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)

These ibises are found in two separate ranges in northern South America and parts of eastern and central South America. Often foraging in small flocks, they eat insects, worms, freshwater clams, and other invertebrates, searching the mud or soft ground for prey with their long beaks. Breeding in small colonies, they build their platform nests from branches in small trees and shrubs near lagoons. Both parents incubate the clutches of one to eight eggs.

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[612/10,977] Bare-faced Ibis - Phimosus infuscatus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills)

Photo credit: David Monroy Rengifo via Macaulay Library

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Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus), Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina by Daniel J. Field

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Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infucatus)

Also known as the Whispering Ibis, the bare-faced ibis is a unique species of ibis (Threskiornithidae) which is the sole member of the monotypic genus Phimosus. Bare-faced ibises are native to South America, where they are known to occur in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Bare-faced ibises are typically encountered in a variety of open wet areas like marshes, wet fields, and swamps. Bare-faced ibises feed mainly on insects, worms, bivalves, and other small invertebrates which are probed from along the edges of the water.

Classification

Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Pelecaniformes-Threskiornithidae-Phimosus-P. infucatus

Image: Charlesjsharp