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Eudocimus
''Eudocimus'' is a genus of ibises, wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. They occur in the warmer parts of the New World with representatives from the southern United States south through Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Eudocimus'' appears to be most closely related to (but more primitive than) ''Plegadis'', the latter distinguished anatomically by the conformation of the tarsometatarsus. The fossil record is poor, but the Early Miocene fossil species '' Plegadis paganus'' has some intermediate features. It has two foramina in the intertrochlear groove of its distal tarsometatarsus, as do ''Plegadis'' in contrast to the single foramen of ''Eudocimus'' and many other bird species. The derived nature of this species indicates ibises belonging to ''Eudocimus'' were already in existence at this time. A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues, which included ''E. ruber'', '' Nippon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American White Ibis
The American white ibis (''Eudocimus albus'') is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. This particular ibis species is a medium-sized wading bird, possessing an overall white plumage with black wing-tips (usually only visible in flight), and having the typical downward-curving bill of the ibises, though of a bright red-orange color, the same hue as its long legs. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean. It is also found along the northwestern South American co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudocimus Albus
The American white ibis (''Eudocimus albus'') is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. This particular ibis species is a medium-sized wading bird, possessing an overall white plumage with black wing-tips (usually only visible in flight), and having the typical downward-curving bill of the ibises, though of a bright red-orange color, the same hue as its long legs. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean. It is also found along the northwestern South American coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
