Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Whispering Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) - HBW 1, p. 500
French: Ibis à face nue
German: Mohrenibis
Spanish: Ibis Afeitado
Other common names: Bare-faced Ibis
Taxonomy: Ibis infuscata Lichtenstein, 1823, Paraguay.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- berlepschi Hellmayr, 1903 - NE Colombia, E Ecuador and NW Brazil E through Venezuela to Guyana and Surinam.
- nudifrons (Spix, 1825) - C, E & S Brazil, S of Amazon.
- infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - E Bolivia through Paraguay to NE Argentina and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds foraging on the grass Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp berlepschi)
Pere Sugranyes 30 November 2006 5 years ago 44 sec 4.5 -
A bird preening on a treetop Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp nudifrons)
Yaiza Aragón 22 March 2008 5 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
An individual feeding, calling alert and preening, on the river's edge. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp nudifrons)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging in shallow water Locality Laguna de Sonso Natural Reserve, Buga, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp berlepschi)
Pere Sugranyes 20 July 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.4 -
Three views of one bird eating earthworms in a pond after a rain. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp berlepschi)
Pere Sugranyes 7 July 2010 2 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding vigorously, using its beak to remove the mud. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp nudifrons)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 4.3
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A bird perching on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp nudifrons)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
adult feeding in a flooded field
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 16 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult in a flood field
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 16 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
Note the rose bill (Nuptial Plumage)
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Juan Carlos Melillo 1 January 2008 40 weeks ago 4 -
Perched
Locality Porto Belo, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 6 May 2012 1 year ago 4 -
two birds chat
Locality Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia (ssp berlepschi)
mauricio rueda 28 December 2010 2 years ago 4
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