Birds of the World

○   ←   PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)   →
Genus: Theristicus (4 species)


Andean Ibis
Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Andes of Ecuador to n Chile and n Bolivia
Antisana, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.
A large ibis split from the Black-faced Ibis of the southern hemisphere.

Plumbeous Ibis
Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens)
Range: SA: ne Bolivia and s Brazil to ne Argentina and Uruguay
Pousada Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Buff-necked Ibis
Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus caudatus)
Range: SA: widespread
Las Unamas Natural Reserve, San Martin, Meta, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A large ibis.

Black-faced Ibis
Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
Range: SA: sw Peru, w Chile and s Argentina
Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate, Argentina   		   
Photograph by Graham Montgomery   © All Rights Reserved.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba