earthstory:A bird of beautyOne of South America’s iconic avians is the Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber
earthstory:A bird of beautyOne of South America’s iconic avians is the Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber), also found in the islands of the Caribbean, though there is some dispute over whether it truly forms a separate species or is a sub species of the common white ibis, since they have been proved to cross breed (creating pale orange hybrids), but tradition remains strong as it was initially described as separate by the grandfather of taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus himself. Despite the cross breeding, the two froms still exist in the wild, including in the regions where their ranges overlap. Keep reading -- source link