scarlet ibis

E76261

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.

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Scarlet ibis 1
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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
surface form: 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 of Threatened Species
surface form: 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
British Guiana
surface form: 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

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Trinidad and Tobago nationalBird scarlet ibis
Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago featuresBird scarlet ibis
this entity surface form: Scarlet ibis