Scarlet ibis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scarlet ibis lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudocimus ruber
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the scarlet ibis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scarlet ibis in 13 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil, South America. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the scarlet ibis endangered?

The scarlet ibis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the scarlet ibis?

The scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Eudocimus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scarlet ibis

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scarlet ibis (revision 1380982385), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q467996 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).