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ibis Eudocimus ruber,Scarlet Ibis Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    It should be a scarlet ibis, although it looks a little strange. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Shannon Hatch's profile
    Shannon Hatch
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    I noticed it's missing the trademark black tips on the primary wings. I looked back through the rest of the pictures I took that day, but none of them seem to show it. I'm not really sure what that means. It's also paler than it should be, which seems to be a result of the diet it's fed. Sadly, this one is in captivity so it's probably isn't getting as much of its natural diet as it should. Posted 11 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Yes I believe diet is the reason, the same is true for flamingos in captivity. Posted 11 years ago

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The Scarlet Ibis

The Scarlet Ibis is a species of ibis in the bird family ''Threskiornithidae''. It inhabits tropical South America and islands of the Caribbean. In form it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Shannon Hatch

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Uploaded Jun 15, 2014. Captured Jun 9, 2014 11:56.
  • Canon PowerShot S110
  • f/8.0
  • 1/25s
  • ISO800
  • 14.579mm