Threskiornithidae
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849
Platalea minor, the black-faced spoonbill, is an endangered migratory wading bird restricted to coastal eastern Asia with a steadily growing population.
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838
Platalea flavipes, the yellow-billed spoonbill, is a white waterbird native to Australia described with its habitat and traits.
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758
Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian spoonbill) is a distinctive white waterbird widely distributed across Europe, Asia and Africa.
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Gould, 1838
Platalea regia, the royal spoonbill, is a large white wading bird with a black spoon-shaped bill that feeds on aquatic prey.
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a widespread long-legged wading bird found across Africa and Madagascar.
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758
Platalea ajaja, the roseate spoonbill, is a pink wading bird with a characteristic spatulate bill whose North American range has expanded recently.
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Phimosus infuscatus, the bare-faced ibis, is a small neotropical ibis found in open lowland wet habitats across northern and eastern South America.
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
The black-headed ibis is a large Asian waterbird with distinct plumage, adaptable habitats, and silent except for nest grunts.
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790)
Threskiornis aethiopicus, the African sacred ibis, is a large wading bird with distinct physical traits, habitat preferences, and breeding patterns.
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)
The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a large wading bird widespread across much of Australia, especially in urban areas.
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)
This entry describes the physical traits, distribution, breeding and feeding habits of the straw-necked ibis.
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790)
Bostrychia hagedash, the hadada ibis, is a large Sub-Saharan African ibis with a distinctive loud call that adapts well to urban areas.
Wattled Ibis
Bostrychia carunculata (Ruppell, 1837)
Bostrychia carunculata, the wattled ibis, is a dark brown crested bird native to the highlands of Ethiopia and the Eritrean coast.
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus ruber, the scarlet ibis, is a distinctive red wading bird native to South America and the Caribbean.
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus albus, the American white ibis, is a moderately large wading bird with distinctive adult plumage found across the Americas.
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geronticus eremita, the northern bald ibis, is a large black bird with a mostly restricted current wild range in Morocco.
Southern Bald Ibis
Geronticus calvus (Boddaert, 1783)
This is a description of the southern bald ibis, an uncommon restricted-range bird endemic to southern African highlands.
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Plegadis falcinellus, the glossy ibis, is the world's most widespread mid-sized ibis with a broad global distribution.
Puna Ibis
Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876)
Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a medium-sized Andean waterbird listed as Least Concern with an uncertain total population size.
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817)
Plegadis chihi, the white-faced ibis, is a wading bird found across the Americas with an increasing, Least Concern population.
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)
The red-naped ibis is a large bird native to the Indian subcontinent that is omnivorous, adaptable to human landscapes, and mostly diurnal.
Buff-necked Ibis
Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Theristicus caudatus, the buff-necked ibis, is a South American ibis listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Plumbeous Ibis
Theristicus caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
The plumbeous ibis is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.
Black-faced Ibis
Theristicus melanopis (Gmelin, 1789)
Theristicus melanopis, the black-faced ibis, is a South American ibis classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.
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