scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Description
English: Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) - Birds of Eden aviary. South Africa
Date 29 September 2010
Author SandyCole (mailto:sandyc@dicksandy.org) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SandyCole
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scarlet_Ibis_SMTC.jpg
The species was first classified by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Initially given the binomial nomenclature of Scolopax rubra (the name incorporates the Latin adjective ruber, "red"), the species was later designated Guara rubra and ultimately Eudocimus ruber. Biologically the scarlet ibis is very closely related to the American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) and is sometimes considered conspecific with it, leaving modern science divided over their taxonomy. Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Threskiornithidae, Subfamily: Threskionithinae, Genus: Eudocimus, Species: Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
