Pseudibis

Pseudibis
Pseudibis papillosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Subfamily: Threskiornithinae
Genus:
Hodgson, 1844
Type species
Ibis papillosa[1]
Temminck, 1824
Species

The bird genus Pseudibis consists of three South-East Asian species in the ibis subfamily, Threskiornithinae.

Genus Pseudibis

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Pseudibis papillosa Red-naped ibis Indian Subcontinent
Pseudibis davisoni White-shouldered ibis Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and north into Yunnan in China
Pseudibis gigantea Giant Ibis Northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos

The white-shouldered ibis is critically endangered.

References

  1. ^ "Threskiornithidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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