Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Mesembrinibis
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Donna Molfetto
Version: 1.0 — Published January 17, 2011

Systematics

Geographic Variation

Monotypic.

Subspecies

Related Species

Mesembrinibis cayennensis is the only member of its genus.  The phylogenetic relationships of this genus has not been determined. It has been suggested that Mesembrinibis may be related to the Old World genus Bostrychia because both are solitary, secretive, forest-dwelling bids with dark plumage and crests and similar courtship and reproductive behaviors, but more research is needed (Hancock et al. 1992).

Recommended Citation

Molfetto, D. (2011). Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.greibi1.01
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