Phimosus infuscatus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Ciconiiformes
Familia: Threskiornithidae
Subfamilia: Threskiornithinae
Genus: Phimosus
Species: Phimosus infuscatus
Subspecies: P. i. berlepschi - P. i. infuscatus - P. i. nudifrons

Name

Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Reference

Verzeichniss der Doubletten des Zooligeschen Museums der ... Universitat ... Berlin p.75

Vernacular names
Česky: Ibis tmavý
English: Whispering Ibis
Español: ibis de cara roja
Português: Tapicuru
Türkçe: Fısıldayan aynak

The Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus), also known as the Whispering Ibis, is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family, in the monotypic genus Phimosus.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is swamps.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Phimosus infuscatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.