Black-faced Ibis
Theristicus melanopis
(L 28-30")
Rare subspecies found in
Ecuadorian Andes 9,800 - 16,000 ft.
Ecuadorian Andes 9,800 - 16,000 ft.
Antisana Ecological
Reserve
12Jan2011
Theristicus is Greek
for sickle; melanopsis
is Greek for black eye.
for sickle; melanopsis
is Greek for black eye.
© Natxo
Areta
Areta
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
Spoonbills hunt entirely by touch; ibises
use both sight and touch while herons
are egrets hunt entirely by sight.
use both sight and touch while herons
are egrets hunt entirely by sight.
(David Allen Sibley)