BirdUp · Species
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis(Jameson, 1835)
Also known asBirray-birrayMarungirj
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- PELECANIFORMES
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Genus
- Threskiornis
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The straw-necked ibis is a bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. It can be found throughout Australia, New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia. Adults have distinctive straw-like feathers on their necks.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea), near Port Moresby (south-east New Guinea), Australia and Tasmania
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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