Mesembrinibis

Information about Mesembrinibis

Green Ibis

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Genus:	*Mesembrinibis* Peters,JL,1930
Species:	*M. cayennensis*

Binomial name

Mesembrinibis cayennensis
(Gmelin, 1789)

The Green Ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis.

This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama, and South America to northern Argentina. It undertakes some local seasonal movements in the dry season.

The Green Ibis occurs in wooded swamps and other wet forest habitats. Its nest consists of a platform of twigs placed in a tree. This species is less gregarious than its relatives and is usually seen alone or in pairs. It has been recorded as harassing Sunbitterns nesting in the same tree.

Like other ibises, it predates fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects. it is most active and vocal at dusk, with a loud rolling co-co-co-co-corru-corru call.

The Green Ibis is 48-56 cm long and weighs 650-750 g; the female is smaller than the male. Breeding adults have glossy greenish-black bodies, pale green legs and bill, and grey bare facial skin patches. Juveniles are much duller, but can be distinguished from the similar Glossy Ibis by their bulkier shape, shorter legs and broader wings. This species, like other ibises, flies with neck outstretched. Its flight is heavy, with fewer glides and jerkier wingbeats than its relatives.

References

BirdLife International (2004). Mesembrinibis cayennensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
A guide to the birds of Costa Rica by Stiles and Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
Birds of Venezuela by Hilty, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
Nesting behavior of Sunbitterns in Venezuela, Betsy Trent Thomas in The Condor volume 92, pp576-581.

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Nest description

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ciconiiformes
Bonaparte, 1854

Families

Ardeidae
Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
Ciconiidae
Threskiornithidae
Cathartidae

Traditionally, the order
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Threskiornithidae
Richmond, 1917

Subfamilies

Threskionithinae (ibises)
Plateinae (spoonbills)

The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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J. F. Gmelin

Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 - 1804)
Born July 8 1748
Germany
Died November 1 1804 (aged 56)
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Motto
"Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish)
"Free, Sovereign and Independent"
Anthem
Himno Nacional de Honduras
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Anthem
Salve a ti, Nicaragua

Capital
(and largest city) Managua

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Motto
Â¡Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz! (Spanish)
"May Work And Peace Live Forever"
Anthem
Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Spanish)
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Anthem
Himno IstmeÃ±o

Capital
(and largest city) Panama City

Official languages Spanish
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Motto
En uniÃ³n y libertad (Spanish)
"In Union and Freedom"
Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Eurypygidae
Selby, 1840

Genus: Eurypyga
Illiger, 1811

Species: E.
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FROG

General
Dianelos Georgoudis, Damian Leroux, and Billy SimÃ³n Chaves
1998

Cipher detail
Key size(s):| 128, 192, or 256 bits

Block size(s):| 128 bits

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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders
Subclass Apterygota

* Archaeognatha (bristletails)

* Thysanura (silverfish)

Subclass Pterygota

* Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)

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P. falcinellus

Binomial name
Plegadis falcinellus
Linnaeus, 1766

The Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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IUCN

International Organization
Founded October 1948, Fontainebleau, France
Headquarters Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland

Key people Mr Valli Moosa
Ms Julia Marton-LefÃ¨vre
Industry Natural resource conservation
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