Threskiornithidae
Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849
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.
Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838
Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838
Platalea flavipes, the yellow-billed spoonbill, is a white waterbird native to Australia described with its habitat and traits.
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758
Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian spoonbill) is a distinctive white waterbird widely distributed across Europe, Asia and Africa.
Platalea regia Gould, 1838
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.
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a widespread long-legged wading bird found across Africa and Madagascar.
Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758
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.
Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
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.
Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
The black-headed ibis is a large Asian waterbird with distinct plumage, adaptable habitats, and silent except for nest grunts.
Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790)
Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790)
Threskiornis aethiopicus, the African sacred ibis, is a large wading bird with distinct physical traits, habitat preferences, and breeding patterns.
Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)
Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)
The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a large wading bird widespread across much of Australia, especially in urban areas.
Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)
Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)
This entry describes the physical traits, distribution, breeding and feeding habits of the straw-necked ibis.
Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790)
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.
Bostrychia carunculata (Ruppell, 1837)
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.
Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus ruber, the scarlet ibis, is a distinctive red wading bird native to South America and the Caribbean.
Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eudocimus albus, the American white ibis, is a moderately large wading bird with distinctive adult plumage found across the Americas.
Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geronticus eremita, the northern bald ibis, is a large black bird with a mostly restricted current wild range in Morocco.
Geronticus calvus (Boddaert, 1783)
Geronticus calvus (Boddaert, 1783)
This is a description of the southern bald ibis, an uncommon restricted-range bird endemic to southern African highlands.
Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Plegadis falcinellus, the glossy ibis, is the world's most widespread mid-sized ibis with a broad global distribution.
Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876)
Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876)
Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a medium-sized Andean waterbird listed as Least Concern with an uncertain total population size.
Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817)
Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817)
Plegadis chihi, the white-faced ibis, is a wading bird found across the Americas with an increasing, Least Concern population.
Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)
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.
Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Theristicus caudatus, the buff-necked ibis, is a South American ibis listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Theristicus caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
Theristicus caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
The plumbeous ibis is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.
Theristicus melanopis (Gmelin, 1789)
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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