Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Green Ibis
The Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: lowlands of Costa Rica to northeastern Argentina and BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Ibis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tantalus cayennensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.652
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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