The Scarlet Ibis (Eudcimus ruber) is a species of ibis that inhabits tropical
South America and also Trinidad and Tobago. It is the national bird of
Trinidad and is featured on the Trinidad and Tobago Coat of Arms along
with Tobago's national bird Rufous-vented Chachalaca.

Adults are 56-61 cm long and weigh 650g. They are completely scarlet,
except for black wing-tips. They nest in trees, laying two to four eggs.
Their diet includes crustaceans and similar small marine animals. A juvenile
Scarlet Ibis is grey/white in colour; as it grows the ingestion of red crabs
in the tropical swamps gradually produces the characteristic scarlet plumage.

Life span of Scarlet Ibis is approximately 15 years in the wild and 20 years
in captivity.