Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusMesembrinibis
- SpeciesMesembrinibis cayennensis (Green Ibis)
The green ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis. This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama, and South America to northern Argentina. It undertakes some local seasonal movements in the dry season. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Green Ibis at Marino Ballena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there