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

Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Cayenne ibis
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cristalino River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Dec, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Costa Rica - Mar, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  near Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica - Oct 28, 2006 © Elidier Vargas  near Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica - Oct 28, 2006 © Elidier Vargas 
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Range

S. Central America and nw. South Amreica; N., c. and e. South America;
Two populations;
E. Honduras, Costa Rica (Caribbean slope, Rio Frio, coastal swamps n. and s. of Limon), Panama (Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Bayano River, Darien), n. and c. Colombia (lower Atrato Valley to Rio Truando e. to the base of the Santa Marta Mountains s. to the mid Magdalena Valley). S. Venezuela (Rio Apure, Orinoco), Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia), e. Ecuador, e. Peru (Chamicuros), n. and e. Bolivia, Paraguay, ex. ne. Argentina (Misiones).

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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