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title: "Plumbeous Ibis"
description: "Theristicus caerulescens — Birds. The plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), also formerly called the blue ibis, is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/plumbeous-ibis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plumbeous Ibis

> Theristicus caerulescens — Birds. The plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), also formerly called the blue ibis, is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.

- Scientific name: *Theristicus caerulescens*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1674
- Wikidata: [Q279282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q279282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3768](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3768)

## Names

- en: Plumbeous Ibis
- de: Stirnbandibis
- es: Bandurria mora
- fr: Ibis plombé
- nl: Grijze ibis
- pt: Curicaca-cinza
- pl: Ibis ołowiany

## Countries with the most observations

BR (788), AR (436), UY (253), BO (132), PY (29)

## Summary

The plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), also formerly called the blue ibis, is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbeous_ibis

## Photo

![Plumbeous Ibis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plumbeous-ibis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385057951

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/plumbeous-ibis?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).