Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus) Description
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Date 18 March 2012, 20:20:38
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Author JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Threskiornis_molucca_-_Perth.jpg
The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus) is a wading bird of the ibis 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. Its sister species is the African sacred ibis. Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Threskiornithidae, Subfamily: Threskionithinae, Synonyms: Threskiornis molucca.
