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Scarlet Ibis
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Aves
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
15-20 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Carnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Flock
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
South America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Herd Safety
Status
Uncommon

About

This bright wading bird lives in the tropical wetlands of South America. Its feathers turn deep red because it eats crustaceans rich in carotenoid pigments.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Eudocimus
Species
Eudocimus ruber