Jamaican ibis
Extinct species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jamaican ibis, Jamaican flightless ibis[1] or clubbed-wing ibis[2] (Xenicibis xympithecus) is an extinct bird species of the ibis subfamily uniquely characterized by its club-like wings.[3] It is the only species in the genus Xenicibis,[1] and one of only two flightless ibis genera,[2][3] the other being the genus Apteribis which was endemic to Hawaii's islands of Maui Nui.[2][4]
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Jamaican ibis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Threskiornithidae |
Genus: | †Xenicibis Olson & Steadman, 1977 |
Species: | †X. xympithecus |
Binomial name | |
†Xenicibis xympithecus | |
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