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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.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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By Joe Spandrusyszyn

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Uploaded Mar 29, 2015. Captured in 4401 Zoo Parkway, Grant, NC 27205, USA.
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO250
  • 0.00786163mm