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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae.

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Examples

  • Response: This is a scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber.

    Mystery bird: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 2011

  • Response: This is a scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber.

    Mystery bird: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 2011

  • Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber formerly, Guara rubra; protonym, Scolopax rubra, also known locally as the gaurá, photographed at Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, Brazil.

    Mystery bird: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 2011

  • Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber formerly, Guara rubra; protonym, Scolopax rubra, also known locally as the gaurá, photographed at Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, Brazil.

    Mystery bird: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 2011

  • Among the bird species the following are the commonest: military macaw Ara militaris (VU), rufescent tinamu Crypturellus cinnamomeus, spot‑bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon, great curassow Crax rubra, crested guan Penelope purpurascens, blue‑winged teal Anas discors, roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja, thick knee Burhinus bistriatus, jabiru Jabiru mycteria (VU), ibis Eudocimus albus and laughing falcon Herpetotheres cachinans.

    Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica 2008

  • Very remarkable is the fact that a typical mangrove species, the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber), thought to be extirpated from a large part of its range, has been found in Cubatão since 1982, indicating a new wave of colonization to this ecoregion.

    Ilha Grande mangroves 2008

  • Only four of these species are shared by all these localities: the common egret (Casmerodius albus), the black vulture (Coragyps atratus), the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber).

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • Scarlet ibises (Eudocimus ruber), Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela.

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • An occasional breeding area for Eudocimus ruber, up to 3 million individuals of Calidris Pusilla found during northern winter; mixed breeding colonies of herons and egrets.

    Guianan mangroves 2008

  • The South American endemic, scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) breeds in this ecoregion along the coast of Suriname.

    Guianan mangroves 2008

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