Information about Puna Ibis

Puna Ibis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Threskiornithidae
Genus:Plegadis
Species:P. ridgwayi
Binomial name
Plegadis ridgwayi
(Allen, 1876)
The Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.
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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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Plegadis

Plegadis is a genus of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)
  • Glossy Ibis
  • White-faced Ibis

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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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Joel Asaph Allen (July 19, 1838 - August 29, 1921) was an American zoologist and ornithologist.

He studied at Harvard University under Louis Agassiz. He participated in one expedition to Brazil and in several others within the United States.
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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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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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Motto
En unión y libertad   (Spanish)
"In Union and Freedom"
Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino
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Motto
"¡La unión es la fuerza!"   (Spanish)
"Unity is strength!"
Anthem
Bolivianos, el hado propicio
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Motto
Por la Razón o la Fuerza
(Spanish: "By right or might")
Anthem
Himno Nacional de Chile
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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre   (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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Habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits") is the area where a particular species lives. It is essentially the natural environment in which an organism lives—at least the physical environment—that surrounds (influences and is utilized by) a species population.
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worldwide view.
A swamp
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