Theristicus
Sign in to saveTheristicus is a genus of birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They are found in open, grassy habitats in South America. All have a long, decurved dark bill, relatively short reddish legs that do not extend beyond the tail in flight (unlike e.g. Eudocimus and Plegadis), and at least the back is grey.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyThreskiornithidae
Habitatfreshwater
Theristicus es un género de aves pelecaniformes de la familia Threskiornithidae que incluye tres especies de ibis sudamericanos conocidos vulgarmente como bandurrias.
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Theristicus is a genus of birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They are found in open, grassy habitats in South America. All have a long, decurved dark bill, relatively short reddish legs that do not extend beyond the tail in flight (unlike e.g. Eudocimus and Plegadis), and at least the back is grey.
==Taxonomy== The genus Theristicus was erected by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832 with the black-faced ibis as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek theristikos meaning "of reaping". The genus contains four species.