Quick facts

Lifespan

16 to 20 years

Diet

Crustaceans, small fish, mollusks, frogs, worms and insects

Habitat

Rainforest, mudflats and beach.

Range

Native flocks exist in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela, as well as the islands of the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Red Snail Eudocimus ruber or scarlet ibis is a bird species from the tropics of South America and also in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a national bird for the country of Trinidad.