Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Threskiornithinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Threskiornithidae Scientific name Theristicus Higher classification Threskiornithidae Order Pelecaniformes | |
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Lower classifications Buff‑necked ibis, Black‑faced ibis, Plumbeous ibis | ||
Buff necked ibis bird hungry desperate for food theristicus caudatus
Theristicus is a genus of birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They are found in open, grassy habitats in South America. All have a long, decurved dark bill, relatively short reddish legs that do not extend beyond the tail in flight (unlike e.g. Eudocimus and Plegadis), and at least the back is grey.
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- Buff necked ibis bird hungry desperate for food theristicus caudatus
- Curicaca theristicus caudatus ibis family bird
- Taxonomy
- References
Curicaca theristicus caudatus ibis family bird
Taxonomy
Formerly, T. caudatus included T. melanopis as a subspecies, but today all major authorities accept the split. Furthermore, it has recently been suggested that the taxon branickii should be considered a species, but at present most authorities maintain it as a subspecies of T. melanopis.
References
Theristicus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA