Straw-necked Ibis

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iStraw-necked Ibis

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Threskiornis
Species: T. spinicollis
Binomial name
Threskiornis spinicollis
Jameson, 1835

The Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis can be found throughout Australia and New Guinea. It has distinctive straw-like feathers on its neck.

Straw necked ibis flock
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Straw necked ibis flock
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[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Threskiornis spinicollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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