Bare Faced Ibis
16 December 2009 19:48 Filed in: Threskiornithidae Ibises Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe
Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Lagoa do Peixe, RS • November 2009
Bird name: Bare faced Ibis
Latin: Phimosus infuscatus
Other: Whispering Ibis • Tapicuru-de-cara-pelada (Br) • Ibis de Cara Roja (Es)
Family: Threskiornithidae • Ibises
The Bare-faced Ibis has dark feathers, a light face and bill and red legs. In flight its legs just peep out behind its tail feathers unlike the White-faced Ibis whose legs extend far past the tail. Standing they look similar but the White-faced Ibis is lighter and more rufous, generally with green sheen.
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