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Ibises
The ibis () (collective plural ibises; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds. It also occurs in the scientific name of the western cattle egret (''Ardea ibis'') mistakenly identified in 1757 as being the sacred ibis. Description Ibises all have long, downcurved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. They are monogamous and highly territorial while nesting and feeding. Most nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. All extant species are capable of flight, but two extinct genera were flightless, namely the kiwi-like '' Apteribis'' in the Hawaiian Islands, and the peculiar '' Xenicibis'' in Jamaica. The word ''ibis'' comes from Latin ''ibis'' from Greek ἶβις ''ibis'' from Egyptian ''hb'', ''hīb''. Beekes, R. S. P. (2009) ''Etymological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesembrinibis
The green ibis (''Mesembrinibis cayennensis''), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the Monotypic, only member of the genus ''Mesembrinibis''. This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama, and South America to northern Argentina. It undertakes some local bird migration, seasonal movements in the dry season. Taxonomy The green ibis was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it in the genus ''Tantalus'' and coined the binomial nomenclature, binomial name ''Tantalus cayennensis''. Gmelin based his description on the "Cayenne ibis" that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham (ornithologist), John Latham in his book ''A General Synopsis of Birds ''. Latham had based his own description on the "Le Courlis des Boi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
