Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783)

Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills

Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus is a widespread breeding bird of South America, where it occurs across open country in the east and north. It belongs to the ibis family and is placed in the order Pelecaniformes. The bird is fairly large and has a buff neck, grey upperparts, black belly and flight feathers, and a prominent white wing patch. In flight, that patch shows as a broad white band across the upperwing. The bill and the skin around the eyes are dark, and the legs are red.

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
Breeding range: South America: widespread