Whispering Ibis

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Whispering Ibis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Phimosus
Species: P. infuscatus
Binomial name
Phimosus infuscatus
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The Whispering Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) or Bare-faced Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Phimosus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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