Birds of the World

    PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)  
Genus: Threskiornis (5 species)


African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Range: AF: Africa s of the Sahara, Iraq
Rondevlei Nature Reserve, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Malagasy Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) Endangered
Range: AF: Aldabra (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar
Betsiboka Delta, Madagascar  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-headed Ibis
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Near Threatened
Range: OR: India, se Asia, se Sumatra and n Java (where now rare)
India  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Australian White Ibis
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
Range: AU: Wallacea, New Guinea, Australia and Solomon Is.
Perth, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Straw-necked Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
Range: AU: Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), near Port Moresby (se New Guinea), Australia and Tasmania
Centenary Lakes, Cairns, Australia, Queensland  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info



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