scarlet ibis

E76261

bird species wading bird

The scarlet ibis is a striking bright-red wading bird native to tropical South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its vivid plumage and coastal wetland habitat.

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird → species → wading bird →
activityPattern	diurnal →
averageLength	about 56 to 61 cm →
averageWeight	about 650 g →
averageWingspan	about 52 cm →
beakShape	long decurved bill →
binomialName	Eudocimus ruber →
breedingColonyType	mixed-species colonies →
class	Aves →
clutchSize	2 to 4 eggs →
color	bright red →
colorationSource	carotenoid pigments →
commonName	guará → scarlet ibis →
conservationStatus	Least Concern →
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List →
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus →
diet	crabs → crustaceans → insects → mollusks → shrimp → small fish →
eggColor	whitish with brown markings →
family	Threskiornithidae →
flightPattern	strong direct flight →
foragingBehavior	probes in soft mud →
genus	Eudocimus →
habitat	coastal wetland → estuary → lagoon → mangrove swamp → mudflat →
hybridizesWith	American white ibis →
introducedTo	Florida → Netherlands Antilles →
kingdom	Animalia →
legColor	red →
migratoryBehavior	partially migratory →
nationalBirdOf	Trinidad and Tobago →
nativeTo	Brazil → Caribbean → Colombia → French Guiana → Guyana → South America → Suriname → Trinidad and Tobago → Venezuela →
nestLocation	shrubs → trees →
order	Pelecaniformes →
phylum	Chordata →
plumageColor	scarlet →
relatedTo	American white ibis →
sexualDimorphism	males slightly larger than females →
socialBehavior	colonial nester → gregarious →
symbolOf	Trinidad and Tobago →
taxonRank	species →
yearDescribed	1758 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Trinidad and Tobago →	nationalBird