Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 25,036
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
The Australian white ibis is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill, and black legs. While it is closely related to the African sacred ibis, the Australian white ibis is a native Australian bird. Contrary to urban myth, it is not a feral species introduced to Australia by people, and it does not come from Egypt.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Australian white ibis”.