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Threskiornis |
Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long downcurved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. Most species nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons.
The ibis family is one of the families in the order Ciconiiformes, which also includes other wading bird families:
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Sacred Ibis
Sacred Ibis
Order Ciconiiformes
- Ardeidae herons and bitterns
- Cochlearidae: Boatbill
- Balaenicipitidae Shoebill
- Scopidae Hammerkop
- Ciconiidae: storks
- Phoenicopteridae flamingos
- Threskiornithidae ibises and spoonbills
- Subfamily Threskiornithinae: ibises
- Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus Conservation status: Lower risk
- Madagascar Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis bernieri Conservation status: Endangered
- Réunion Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis solitarius Conservation status: Extinct (c1705)
- Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus Conservation status: Lower risk
- Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca Conservation status: Lower risk
- Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis Conservation status: Lower risk
- Indian Black Ibis, Pseudibis papillosa Conservation status: Lower risk
- White-shouldered Ibis, Pseudibis davisoni Conservation status: Critical
- Giant Ibis, Thaumatibis gigantea Conservation status: Critical
- Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita Conservation status: Critical
- Southern Bald Ibis, Geronticus calvus Conservation status: Vulnerable
- Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon Conservation status: Endangered
- Olive Ibis, Bostrychia olivacea Conservation status: Lower risk
- Dwarf Olive Ibis, Bostrychia bocagei Conservation status: Critical
- Spot-breasted Ibis, Bostrychia rara Conservation status: Lower risk
- Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash Conservation status: Lower risk
- Wattled Ibis, Bostrychia carunculata Conservation status: Lower risk
- Plumbeous Ibis, Theristicus caerulescens Conservation status: Lower risk
- Buff-necked Ibis, Theristicus caudatus Conservation status: Lower risk
- Andean Ibis, Theristicus branickii Conservation status: Lower risk
- Black-faced Ibis, Theristicus melanopis Conservation status: Lower risk
- Sharp-tailed Ibis, Cercibis oxycerca Conservation status: Lower risk
- Green Ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis Conservation status: Lower risk
- Whispering Ibis, Phimosus infuscatus Conservation status: Lower risk
- American White Ibis, Eudocimus albus Conservation status: Lower risk
- Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber Conservation status: Lower risk
- Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus Conservation status: Lower risk
- White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi Conservation status: Lower risk
- Puna Ibis, Plegadis ridgwayi Conservation status: Lower risk
- Madagascar Crested Ibis, Lophotibis cristata Conservation status: Lower risk
- Subfamily: Plateinae spoonbills
- Common Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Conservation status: Lower risk
- Black-faced Spoonbill, Platalea minor Conservation status: Endangered
- African Spoonbill, Platalea alba Conservation status: Lower risk
- Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia Conservation status: Lower risk
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes Conservation status: Lower risk
- Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja Conservation status: Lower riskfr:Ibis