Plumbeous Ibis
Theristicus caerulescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Plumbeous Ibis
The Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) 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 southern Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Theristicus caerulescens
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plumbeous Ibis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ibis coerulescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 16 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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