Black-faced Ibis
Theristicus melanopis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,160
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is found in grassland and fields in southern and western South America. It has been included as a subspecies of the similar buff-necked ibis, but today all major authorities accept the split. The black-faced ibis also includes the Andean ibis (T. branickii) as a subspecies. Some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society) still do so.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-faced ibis”.