Puna ibis

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Puna ibis
near Cusco, Peru

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Plegadis
Species:
P. ridgwayi
Binomial name
Plegadis ridgwayi
(Allen, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Falcinelus ridgwayi Allen, 1876

The Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a species of

domesticated by the Uru people
for meat and eggs.

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