Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) - HBW 1
Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
French: Ibis à face noire
German: Schwarzzügelibis
Spanish: Bandurria de Collar
Other common names: Andean/Puna Buff necked/Branicki's Ibis (branickii)
Taxonomy: Tantalus melanopis Gmelin, 1789, in insula novi anni = New Year's Island, near Staten Island, ex Latham.
Formerly considered race of T. caudatus, with which forms superspecies. Race branickii sometimes regarded as full species, on basis mainly of ecological differences. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- branickii Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 - highlands of Ecuador, Peru, NW Bolivia and extreme N Chile.
- melanopis (Gmelin, 1789) - S Chile and S Argentina, migrating outside breeding season to N Argentina; isolated population in coastal Peru.
- Least Concern
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A bird foraging on the grass Conguillío National Park, La Araucanía, Chile (ssp melanopis)
Ron Hoff 11 October 2007 1 year ago 22 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding on the ground Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp melanopis)
Frank Witebsky 2005 2 years ago 41 sec 4.6 -
Two birds foraging Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp melanopis)
Frank Witebsky 2005 2 years ago 20 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched on a reed bed singing Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina (ssp melanopis)
Josep del Hoyo 26 October 2003 5 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
Two birds foraging Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp branickii)
Anna Motis 14 August 2006 2 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
Two birds feeding on a lawn Osorno, Chile (ssp melanopis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2003 5 years ago 19 sec 3.8
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Black-faced Ibis resting. Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Bill Benish 15 January 2008 1 year ago 4.5 -
In front of our hotel El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
fleviez 9 November 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
Highlands of Peru, east of Cusco. Peru (ssp Theristicus melanopis branickii)
Mac McCormick 11 June 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.8 -
Closeup of head Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, UK
Jonathan Beilby 31 December 2008 1 year ago 1.7
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Territorial calls and contact calls of 2 birds London Zoo, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2009 5 weeks ago 4 -
Contact and territorial calls London Zoo, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2009 5 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of an individual London Zoo, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 5 weeks ago 4 -
a couple of birds in flight Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
(Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 6 November 2004 7 weeks ago 4
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