page_title: Jamaican ibis
hierarchical_section_title: Jamaican ibis
context_page_description: The Jamaican ibis, Jamaican flightless ibis or clubbed-wing ibis is an extinct bird species of the ibis subfamily uniquely characterized by its club-like wings. It is the only species in the genus Xenicibis, and one of only two flightless ibis genera, the other being the genus Apteribis endemic to Hawaii.
context_section_description: The Jamaican ibis, Jamaican flightless ibis or clubbed-wing ibis (Xenicibis xympithecus) is an extinct bird species of the ibis subfamily uniquely characterized by its club-like wings. It is the only species in the genus Xenicibis, and one of only two flightless ibis genera, the other being the genus Apteribis endemic to Hawaii.
caption: Drawing of the wing bones of an American white ibis (left) and Jamaican ibis (right). Bones are scaled such that the humeri are the same size to enable easier comparison of morphological changes.