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Common Name

Black Faced Ibis

Alternate Names

Common Type

Ibis

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Threskiornithidae

Genus

Theristicus

Species

melanopis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Cooler areas with marshes, swamps and lakes

Distribution and Range

Southern and western South America

Food

Invertebrates, eels, crustaceans, amphibians and reptiles.

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Field Notes:

The similar Buff Necked Ibis is generally considered to be a separate species and almost entirely restricted to warmer regions and has slightly different coloring

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