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| − | [[Image:Scarlet_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rka|rka}}<br />Brickfield, [[Trinidad]], April 2004]] | + | [[Image:Scarlet_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|rka|rka}}<br />Brickfield, [[Trinidad]], April 2004]] |
;[[:Category:Eudocimus|Eudocimus]] ruber | ;[[:Category:Eudocimus|Eudocimus]] ruber | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 56- | + | [[Image:8F36520E-8A00-4444-A952-5F38880FD6C9.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|rka|rka}}<br />Caroni Swamp, [[Trinidad]], October 2018]] |
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*Scarlet plumage | *Scarlet plumage | ||
*Black wing-tips | *Black wing-tips | ||
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*Greyish-white with gradual change to scarlet | *Greyish-white with gradual change to scarlet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[South America]] and [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]]. | [[South America]] and [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Mangrove swamps, lagoons and coastal mudflats. | Mangrove swamps, lagoons and coastal mudflats. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The stick nest is built by both adults. The clutch consists of 2-4 dull green, brown streaked eggs which are incubated for 23 days. | The stick nest is built by both adults. The clutch consists of 2-4 dull green, brown streaked eggs which are incubated for 23 days. | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes crustaceans and similar small marine animals. | The diet includes crustaceans and similar small marine animals. | ||
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National bird of Trinidad. | National bird of Trinidad. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Eudocimus ruber" {{!}} "Scarlet Ibis" -"albus" -"spoonbill" }} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudocimus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudocimus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:37, 7 May 2023
- Eudocimus ruber
Identification
56-71 cm (22-28 in)
- Scarlet plumage
- Black wing-tips
- Long curved bill
Juvenile
- Greyish-white with gradual change to scarlet
Distribution
South America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Introduced/escaped birds are occasionally seen in Florida and possibly elsewhere.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mangrove swamps, lagoons and coastal mudflats.
Behaviour
Breeding
The stick nest is built by both adults. The clutch consists of 2-4 dull green, brown streaked eggs which are incubated for 23 days.
Diet
The diet includes crustaceans and similar small marine animals.
In Culture
National bird of Trinidad.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scarlet Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scarlet_Ibis
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
