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Australian White Ibis

Australian White Ibis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Threskiornis
Species: molucca
Binomial name
Threskiornis molucca

The Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca is a wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae.

This species is widespread in eastern and south western of Australia.

It occurs in marshy wetlands, often near open grasslands and has become common in city parks.

This ibis feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures, and also insects and garbage.

This species has a black head and neck and a long black downcurved beak. The body plumage is white with some black feathers near the tail. the legs are dark.


See also American White Ibis



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