Tag: Scarlet Ibis

FORAGING ECOLOGY OF SEVEN SPECIES OF NEOTROPICAL IBISES (THRESKIORNITHIDae) DURING THE DRY SEASON IN THE LLANOS OF VENEZUELA

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Science Article 1 abstract sympatric species of ibises (Threskiomithidae) in the Venezuelan llanos during the dry season of 1989. Scarlet (Eudocimus ruber), Glossy (Plegadis falcinellus), and Bare-faced (Phimosus infiscatus) ibises were the most common species. White (E. albus), Green (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), Sharp-tailed (Cercibis oxycerca), and Buff-necked( Theristicus caudatus) ibises together made […]

FOOD HABITS OF THE SCARLET AND WHITE IBIS IN THE ORINOCO PLAINS

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Science Article 3 abstract The Scarlet Ibis is neotropical and distributed from the northeastern coast of South America from Colombia to Brazil and the Orinoco Llanos. The White Ibis occurs from the coastal plain of southern North America, through Central America, into Venezuela (Hancock et al. 1992). EDUARD AGUILERA,C RISTINAR AMO […]

BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE SCARLET IBIS ON CAJUAL ISLAND, NORTHERN BRAZIL

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Science Article 2 abstract The reproductive biology of the Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) and White Ibis (E. albus) is well known from sites in North America, the Caribbean, and the Venezuelan Ilanos, but few data are available on the status or breeding patterns of the populations that inhabit South American mangroves. […]