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title: "Scarlet Ibis"
description: "Eudocimus ruber — Birds. The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/scarlet-ibis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scarlet Ibis

> Eudocimus ruber — Birds. The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae.

- Scientific name: *Eudocimus ruber*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 4300
- Wikidata: [Q467996](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467996)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3750](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3750)

## Names

- en: Scarlet Ibis
- de: Scharlachsichler
- es: Corocoro rojo
- fr: Ibis rouge
- nl: Rode ibis
- pt: Guará
- pl: Ibis szkarłatny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (722), CO (451), TT (416), GF (286), VE (135), GY (103), SR (53), PR (26), EC (22), NL (11), VG (11), IT (10)

## Summary

The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), 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.
This medium-sized wading bird is hardy, numerous, and prolific, and it has protected status around the world. Its IUCN status…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Guilherme Saito · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379523798

## Machine access

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