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Wildlife Note
Black-faced Ibis
Theristicus melanopis
The Black-faced Ibis is a large South American ibis found in wetlands, grasslands and open country across much of southern Argentina and Chile, including Patagonia. It has a long down-curved bill, buff-coloured neck, dark body and pale wing panels, and is often seen feeding or flying over damp ground and shallow water.
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Black-faced Ibis
