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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Frank Fragano, Regis Nossent,
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BUFF-NECKED IBIS Theristicus caudatus
A large brightly-coloured ibis with a thick neck and honking goose-like call. This species is not dependent on water, preferring short-grass fields where they feed by probing the soil with the long bill. The species is at its best in flight when its ornate wing pattern recalls a giant Southern Lapwing.
FIGURE 1 - Adult, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 2 - Pair, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay Sur (José Luis Cartes October 1996).
FIGURE 3 - Pair, Campo María Private Nature Reserve, Cuenca del Upper Yacaré Sur (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
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