Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusMesembrinibis
- SpeciesMesembrinibis cayennensis (Green Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Ibis in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Green Ibis sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 888 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Ibis in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Green Ibis in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.