🦩Scarlet Ibis
The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis, is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae. It inhabits tropical South America and part of the Caribbean. In form, it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable. It is one of the two national birds of Trinidad and Tobago, and its Tupi–Guarani name, guará, is part of the name of several municipalities along the coast of Brazil.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2025.
- Body mass
- 0.66 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 33 years
Everything we know about the Scarlet Ibis
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.66 kgAVONETOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 0.61 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Tail length0.09 mAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Wing length0.26 mAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Beak length0.14 mAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Tarsus length0.08 mAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan33 yearsAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation23 daysAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Litter sizeabout 2AnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Trophic levelCarnivoreAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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HabitatWetlandAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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LifestyleTerrestrialAVONETDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.7 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Scarlet Ibis yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classAves
- ›orderPelecaniformes
- ›familyThreskiornithidae
- ›genusEudocimus
- ›speciesEudocimus ruber
- orderSauria
- classBirds · Aves
- familyThreskiornithidae
- genusEudocimus
All 11 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds · Aves
- familyThreskiornithidae
- genusEudocimus
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