Plumbeous Ibis

Theristicus caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills

Plumbeous Ibis, Theristicus caerulescens, is a bird of South America, breeding from north-eastern Bolivia and south-western Brazil to north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay. It belongs to the ibis family and was described by Vieillot in 1817. It is a large, distinctive ibis with a shaggy crest of long grey plumes at the back of the head and a narrow white band across the forehead. Adults are usually grey overall, with dark flight and tail feathers, a black downcurved bill, pinkish orange legs and a deep orange iris.

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
Breeding range: South America: ne Bolivia and s Brazil to ne Argentina and Uruguay