Pseudibis
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| Pseudibis | |
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| Pseudibis papillosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Subfamily: | Threskiornithinae |
| Genus: | Pseudibis Hodgson, 1844 |
| Type species | |
| Ibis papillosa[1] Temminck, 1824 | |
| Species | |
The bird genus Pseudibis consists of three South-East Asian species in the ibis subfamily, Threskiornithinae.
Genus Pseudibis
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg) | Pseudibis papillosa | Red-naped ibis | Indian Subcontinent |
 | Pseudibis davisoni | White-shouldered ibis | Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and north into Yunnan in China |
| Pseudibis gigantea | Giant Ibis | Northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos | |
The white-shouldered ibis is critically endangered.
