Order: Ciconiiformes | Family: Threskiornithidae | IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Status: The Andean Ibis is generally uncommon at elevations ranging between 3700 to 4600 m. They favor the muddy edges of wetlands, open wet or semi-wet grasslands, and agricultural fields where they are frequently found in small flocks. It also occurs in Ec, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Ibis Andino.
Sub-species: Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii) Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894.
Meaning of Name: Theristicus: Gr. theristikos, theistron= a sickle shaped tool to collect or harvest. branickii: After Konstanty Graf Von Branicki, Polish Zoologist founder of the Branicki Zoological Museum in Warsaw.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.