Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii)

Order: Ciconiiformes | Family: Threskiornithidae  | IUCN Status: Near Threatened

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

andean-ibis
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

andean-ibis
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru


Identification & Behavior: ~74.5 cm (29.3 in). The Andean Ibis has a rufous cap that grades to shades of buff towards the base of the neck.  The upperparts are bluish-gray.  The underparts are pale in the breast area with a black belly. They have short red legs and long decurved bill.  The Andean Ibis is distinguished from the closely related Black-faced Ibis by having a uniform blue-gray upperparts and lack of a dark wattle in the throat.

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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Distribution Map
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References:

    • 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.