Short Note: An ibis-like bird from the Upper La Meseta Formation (Late Eocene) of Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Jadwiszczak, Piotr, GaŹdzicki, Andrzej, Tatur, Andrzej
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008000977; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008000977

Ibises are a group of medium- to large-sized, mainly wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae (Aves: Ciconiiformes; see also discussion in Mayr 2002). They are known from all the continents except Antarctica, though one species breeds as far south as Tierra del Fuego (del Hoyo et al. 1992, p. 49...