Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ibises and Spoonbills :: Andean Ibis

Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii

Described by: Berlepsch; Stolzmann (1894)
Alternate common name(s): Branicki's Ibis
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Peru - Aug, 2002 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Andes of w. South America;
Fragmented distribution with about three separate populations;
C. Ecuador in the paramos of Antisana and Cotopaxi, Peru (Ancash, Junin, Huancavelica, w. Ayacucho, e. of Andes in Cuzco and Puno), cw. Bolivia (La Paz, Oruro and occasionally Cochabamba) and ex. n. Chile (Arica, Lake Parinacota).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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