Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca)

Sharp-tailed Ibis, a reference photo — Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The sharp-tailed ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) is a species of ibis native to open wet savannas in parts of northern South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sharp-tailed Ibis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Phimosus infuscatus
Geronticus calvus
Geronticus eremita
Pseudibis papillosa

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Cercibis
Species: Cercibis oxycerca

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