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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:

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
  • Black-headed IbisBlack-headed Ibis : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae Threskiornis melanocephalus Binomial name Threskiornis melanocephalus ( Latham, 1790) The Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus is a species of wading bird of the i, Threskiornis melanocephalus
  • Australian White IbisThe Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca is a wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae. This species is widespread in eastern and south western Australia. It occurs in marshy wetlands, often near open grasslands and has become common in city, Threskiornis molucca
  • Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
  • Indian Black Ibis, Pseudibis papillosa
  • White-shouldered IbisThe White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It occurs at a few sites in northern Cambodia, southern Vietnam, extreme southern Laos and East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It occurs in lakes, pool, Pseudibis davisoni
  • Giant IbisGiant Ibis : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae Thaumatibis gigantea Binomial name Thaumatibis gigantea ( Oustalet, 1877) The Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae., Pseudibis gigantea
  • Northern Bald IbisNorthern Bald Ibis : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae : Geronticus : eremita Binomial name Geronticus eremita ( Linnaeus, 1758) The Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp Geronticus eremita is a species of ibis. This is a large gloss, Geronticus eremita
  • Southern Bald Ibis, Geronticus calvus
  • Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon
  • Olive Ibis, Bostrychia olivacea
  • Spot-breasted Ibis, Bostrychia rara
  • Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
  • Wattled Ibis, Bostrychia carunculata
  • Plumbeous Ibis, Theristicus caerulescens
  • Buff-necked Ibis, Theristicus caudatus
  • Black-faced Ibis, Theristicus melanopis
  • Sharp-tailed Ibis, Cercibis oxycerca
  • Green Ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis
  • Whispering Ibis, Phimosus infuscatus
  • American White IbisAmerican White Ibis : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae Eudocimus albus Binomial name Eudocimus albus ( Linnaeus, 1758) American White Ibis Eudocimus albus is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which, Eudocimus albus
  • Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber
  • Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus,
  • White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
  • Puna Ibis, Plegadis ridgwayi
  • Madagascar Crested Ibis, Lophotibis cristata
  • Subfamily: Plateinae spoonbills
  • Common Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
  • Black-faced Spoonbill, Platalea minor
  • African Spoonbill, Platalea alba
  • Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia
  • Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes
  • Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja