Scarlet Ibis Skull

Scarlet Ibis Skull. Eudocimus ruber. AVE THRESKIORNITHIDAE.

* Size: 8 inch (20cm)
* Museum quality replicas are cast in durable Polyurethane resins.
* Made in USA

The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae. It inhabits tropical South America and islands of the Caribbean. In form it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable.

Scarlet Ibis adults are 55–63 centimetres (22–25 in) long and the males, slightly larger than females, typically weigh about 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb). Their bills are also on average around 22% longer than those of females. The life span of the scarlet ibis is approximately sixteen years in the wild and twenty years in captivity.