BirdUp · Species
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca(Cuvier, 1829)
Also known asGali-galiiMura-muraYalgonali
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- PELECANIFORMES
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Genus
- Threskiornis
- Conservation
- Least Concern
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Wallacea, New Guinea, Australia and Solomon Is.
- Non-breeding range
- Widely dispersive and nomadic; range expands throughout the Australian interior in response to rainfall and contracts to coastal refugia during drought.
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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