Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ibises and Spoonbills :: Sharp-tailed Ibis

Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca

Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): Long-tailed Ibis
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Hato Piņero, Cojedes, Venezuela - Dec 31, 2000 © Dennis Paulson 
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Range

N. South America; Nc. South America;
Two populations;
Locally e. of the Andes in ec. Colombia in the Ilanos in Arauca, Casanare, ne. Meta, Vichada along the Casanare, Cravo, Norte and Arauca Rivers, Ilanos of c. Venezuela (along the Orinoco and Apure Rivers in Apure, Barinas, nw. Bolivar), sw. Guyana and Surinam s. to w. Amazonian Brazil (Rio Negro, Rio Branco s. to nw. Mato Grosso along the Rio Guapore).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

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

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