Buff-Necked Ibis

• Its metallic, piercing call, given above all in flight and at dawn, is one of the most recognisable sounds of the Argentine, Chilean and Brazilian countryside.
• It has benefited from irrigated farming and has expanded its range considerably in recent decades, colonising city parks and golf courses in several South American cities.
• Its curved bill lets it probe soft ground several centimetres deep, locating grubs and worms by touch without needing to see them.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Damp grassland, farmland, wetlands and savannah of central and southern South America

Sexual maturity

3 years

Gestation / incubation

28 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

3 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theristicus_caudatus

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.