Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens

Brazilian name: maçarico-real
Plumbeous Ibis, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image Brazil

The Plumbeous Ibis is a relatively uncommon bird of the marshlands and open country of the Rivers Paraguay and Parana Basin.

With its uniform grey colour, its white forehead, its bushy crest and its reddish legs it is unmistakable.
Plumbeous Ibis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image It feeds on insects and water snails such as the apple snail Pomacea as do the Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) and the Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

There are illustrations in HBW, Volume 1, Pages 473 and 498.
Plumbeous Ibis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto.
Plumbeous Ibis, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
Plumbeous Ibis, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
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