Puna ibis
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
The tip of a puna ibis’s bill is sensitive, with nerves concentrated there.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Puna ibis
- Scientific name
- Plegadis ridgwayi
- Japanese name
- アンデスブロンズトキ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Genus
- Plegadis
It lives in wetlands, ponds and similar places in the highlands from central Peru to Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Its black feathers, which gave it the 'bronze' in its name, shine purple or green depending on the angle and the light.
How the Puna ibis lives
It searches for food by the water in places such as wetlands. It probes the ground with its bill for insects, crustaceans and other animals.
多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 56–61 cm
- Diet
- Arthropods and invertebrates
- Range
- Central Peruvian highlands to southern Bolivia, northernmost Chile, and northwestern Argentina
Where the Puna ibis has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アンデスブロンズトキ
- 简体中文
- 秘鲁彩鹮
- 繁體中文
- 祕魯彩䴉
- 한국어
- 푸나따오기
- Español
- Ibis de la puna
- Français
- Ibis de Ridgway
- Deutsch
- Punaibis
- Português (Brasil)
- Íbis-da-puna
- Italiano
- Ibis della puna
- العربية
- أبو منجل بونا
- Tiếng Việt
- Cò quăm Puna
- Русский
- Тонкоклювая каравайка
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — アンデスブロンズトキChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Puna ibis, look for this
- Look for its slender bill that curves downward.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Puna ibis
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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