Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	559 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	13,400,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	9.6 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: The overall population trend is stable, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Argentina	extant	native
Bolivia	extant	native
Brazil	extant	native
Colombia	extant	native
Ecuador	extant	native
Guyana	extant	native
Paraguay	extant	native
Suriname	extant	native	yes
Uruguay	extant	native	yes
Venezuela	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Colombia	La Aurora
Colombia	Reservas de la vereda Altagracia

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 2600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bare-faced-ibis-phimosus-infuscatus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.