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is known to prey on green ibis, with a pair observed chasing and attacking one in flight, driving it to the ground. They killed it by pecking it repeatedly on the head. The green ibis is the type host of a species of
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by their bulkier shape, shorter legs and broader wings. This species, like other ibises, flies with neck outstretched. Its flight is heavy, with fewer glides and jerkier wingbeats than its relatives.
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in the United States. It is found in a variety of forested wetland habitats, particularly swamps and along the edges of rivers and lakes, at altitudes up to 500 m (1,600 ft).
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If seen in good light, the green ibis is distinctively dark, and unlikely to be confused with any other ibis. In poor light, however, it might be confused with the
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Matheu, E.; del Hoyo, J. (1992). "Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.).
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Systema naturae per regna tria naturae : secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis
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de Godoy, Fernando Igor; Macarrão, Arthur; Costa, Julio César (June 2020). "Hunting behaviour of Southern Caracara
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Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Stotz, Douglas F.; Lane, Daniel F.; O'Neill, John P.; Parker III, Theodore A. (2007).
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It has a hollow, hooting, accelerating call, most often heard at dawn and dusk. Transcribed as
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Sheldon, Frederick H.; Slikas, Beth (1997). "Advances in Ciconiiform Systematics 1976-1996".
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Because of its huge range and large population, the green ibis is rated as a species of
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is a flimsy platform of twigs built high in a tree. It has been recorded harassing
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The green ibis is a medium-sized ibis, with short legs and a long, slender,
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Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jos M. V., eds. (2004).
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A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras
734:(in French). Vol. 8. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale. pp. 43–44. 499:, and fossil records show the species formerly occurred as far north as 3622: 3516: 3278: 3198: 2977: 2932: 2911: 2336: 2096: 1489: 1484: 1317: 1221: 1177: 1134:. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 324. 1079: 1058: 878: 1102:"Fossil Ibises from the Rexroad Fauna of the Upper Pliocene of Kansas" 907:. Princeton, New Jersey, US: Princeton University Press. p. 217. 399:
are recognised. The species is also sometimes known as Cayenne ibis.
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People in Nature: Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America
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For the bird known as African green ibis (Bostrychia olivacea), see
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Hancock, James; Kushlan, James A.; Kahl, M. Philip (1992).
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Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks
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Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History
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Frederick, Peter C.; Bildstein, Keith L. (March 1992).
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Thomas, Betsy Trent; Strahl, Stuart D. (August 1990).
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studies show that the species falls squarely into the
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means "of Cayenne or French Guiana". The species is
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(March 1964). 931:Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide 14: 310:in 1789 by the German naturalist 3115: 2484: 791:IOC World Bird List Version 12.2 724:Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de 690:Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de 270:This is a resident breeder from 92: 1049:Marcus, Mickey J. (July 1983). 603:BirdLife International (2016). 555:Conservation status and threats 360:that was introduced in 1930 by 3691:Birds of the Amazon rainforest 1385:Audio recordings of green ibis 732:Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux 354:Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux 1: 483:The green ibis is found from 428:Green ibis perched on log in 1459:subfamily: Threskiornithinae 1367:at VIREO (Drexel University) 1128:Heckman, Charles W. (1998). 346:A General Synopsis of Birds 928:Henderson, Carrol (2010) . 702:Daubenton, Louis-Jean-Marie 675:A General Synopsis of Birds 523:Like other ibises, it eats 376:, meaning "southern" (from 294:. 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(2003). 706:"Courly vert, de Cayenne" 607:Mesembrinibis cayennensis 581:Plegadiphalus cayennensis 238:Mesembrinibis cayennensis 220: 205:Mesembrinibis cayennensis 201: 194: 89:Scientific classification 87: 65: 56: 44: 35: 30: 2238:and their extinct allies 1993:Moloka'i flightless ibis 1377:Internet Bird Collection 1365:Green ibis photo gallery 1298:The Florida Entomologist 1273:on medium-sized birds". 650:Gmelin, Johann Friedrich 621:: e.T22697460A93614511. 479:Distribution and habitat 430:Tortuguero National Park 368:is a combination of the 3701:Birds described in 1789 2162:Yellow-billed spoonbill 1425:Traditional listing of 380:, meaning "south") and 312:Johann Friedrich Gmelin 1560:) and supporting page 1131:The Pantanal of Poconé 785:, eds. (August 2022). 433: 324:. He placed it in the 3417:Paleobiology Database 2132:Black-faced spoonbill 1607:White-shouldered ibis 1554:Australian white ibis 1072:10.1093/auk/100.3.621 728:"Le Courlis des Bois" 698:Daubenton, Edme-Louis 427: 403:DNA–DNA hybridization 241:), also known as the 3594:Tantalus cayennensis 2004:Maui flightless ibis 1566:T. moluccus pygmaeus 1523:Malagasy sacred ibis 1488:(prefix † indicates 352:had included in his 338:Tantalus cayennensis 3666:Birds of Costa Rica 1889:American white ibis 1562:Solomons white ibis 1513:African sacred ibis 1165:The Wilson Bulletin 1110:The Wilson Bulletin 859:Colonial Waterbirds 415:American white ibis 306:The green ibis was 298:in the dry season. 187:M. cayennensis 59:Conservation status 3681:Birds of Venezuela 3661:Birds of Nicaragua 2122:Eurasian spoonbill 1720:Spot-breasted ibis 1652:Southern bald ibis 1642:Northern bald ibis 1372:"Green ibis media" 904:Birds of Venezuela 781:; Donsker, David; 487:south to northern 434: 308:formally described 296:seasonal movements 3676:Birds of Colombia 3651:Threskiornithidae 3633: 3632: 3577:Open Tree of Life 3404:Open Tree of Life 3139:Taxon identifiers 3130: 3129: 3126: 3125: 3109: 3108: 3105: 3104: 2789: 2788: 2677:Threskiornithinae 2564:Threskiornithidae 2494: 2493: 2479: 2478: 2455: 2454: 2193: 2192: 2189: 2188: 2185: 2184: 2172:Roseate spoonbill 2142:African spoonbill 2104: 2103: 2045: 2044: 2041: 2040: 1818:Sharp-tailed ibis 1572:Straw-necked ibis 1548:T. melanocephalus 1544:Black-headed ibis 1497: 1496: 1439:Threskiornithidae 1255:978-0-231-12782-0 1141:978-0-7923-4863-4 1005:978-0-691-13023-1 971:978-1-4081-3500-6 941:978-0-292-71965-1 831:978-1-4081-2501-4 783:Rasmussen, Pamela 411:sharp-tailed ibis 364:. 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Index

Olive ibis

Pantanal
Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Threskiornithidae
Mesembrinibis
J.L. Peters
Binomial name
Gmelin

wading bird
ibis
Threskiornithidae
only member
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
South America
Argentina

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