For the bird known as African green ibis (Bostrychia olivacea), see Olive ibis.
Green ibis
in the Pantanal, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Threskiornithidae
Genus:
Mesembrinibis J.L. Peters, 1930
Species:
M. cayennensis
Binomial name
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
(Gmelin, 1789)
The green ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis.
This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama, and South America to northern Argentina. It undertakes some local seasonal movements in the dry season.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Mesembrinibis cayennensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697460A93614511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697460A93614511.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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