Sharp-tailed ibis
Cercibis oxycerca (Spix, 1825)
The sharp-tailed ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) is a species in the family Threskiornithidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.82 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sharp-tailed ibis
- Weight
- 1.82 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sharp-tailed ibis live?
Not recorded
What is the sharp-tailed ibis?
The sharp-tailed ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) is a species of ibis native to open wet savannas in parts of northern South America.
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Is the sharp-tailed ibis endangered?
The sharp-tailed ibis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the sharp-tailed ibis classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPelecaniformes
- familyThreskiornithidae
- genusCercibis
- SpeciesCercibis oxycerca (Spix, 1825)
Synonyms Geronticus oxycercus, Harpiprion oxycercus, Ibis oxycercus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- أبو منجل حاد الذيلArabic
- أبو منجل دبوسي الذيلArabic
- ibis cuallargCatalan
- ibis dlouhoocasýCzech
- ibis cynffonhirWelsh
- Spidshalet IbisDanish
- SpitzschwanzibisGerman
- LangschwanzibisGerman
- pintvosta ibisoEsperanto
- Ibis rabudoSpanish
- TarotaroSpanish
- händiibisEstonian
- suippopyrstöiibisFinnish
- Ibis à queue pointueFrench
- hegyesfarkú íbiszHungarian
- Ibis codaguzzaItalian
- キバシトキJapanese
- smailiauodegis ibisLithuanian
- StekelstaartibisDutch
- langhaleibisNorwegian
- ibis ostrosternyPolish
- trombeteiroPortuguese
- íbis-rabilongaPortuguese
- Острохвостый ибисRussian
- ibis dlhochvostýSlovak
- Dugorepi ibisSerbian
- spetsstjärtad ibisSwedish
- Uzun Kuyruklu AynakTurkish
- Sivri kuyruklu aynakTurkish
- ібіс-довгохвістUkrainian
- 尖尾鹮Chinese
- 长尾鹮Chinese
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Relatives of the sharp-tailed ibis
Other species in the same family Threskiornithidae.
Glossy ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
African sacred ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Northern bald ibis
Geronticus eremita
Scarlet ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Roseate spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
CompareSharp-tailed ibis vs Glossy ibisSharp-tailed ibis vs Eurasian spoonbillSharp-tailed ibis vs African sacred ibisSharp-tailed ibis vs Northern bald ibis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sharp-tailed ibis?
An adult sharp-tailed ibis weighs 1.82 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sharp-tailed ibis endangered?
The sharp-tailed ibis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the sharp-tailed ibis?
The sharp-tailed ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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