Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) - HBW 1
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
French: Ibis à tête noire
German: Schwarzhalsibis
Spanish: Ibis Oriental
Other common names: White/Oriental Ibis, Oriental/Indian/Asian White Ibis, Oriental/Indian Black necked Ibis
Taxonomy: Tantalus melanocephalus Latham, 1790, India.
Forms superspecies with T. aethiopicus and T. molucca; sometimes considered race of T. aethiopicus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds from Pakistan and Nepal through India to Sri Lanka; NE China; Viet Nam; Java and possibly Sumatra. Winters in S China, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra and Philippines. Formerly more widespread in E Asia.
- Near Threatened
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A bird foraging in a small pool, together with many Painted Storks. Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 1 July 2007 42 weeks ago 28 sec 4 -
An adult feeding on the water Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
An adult bathing, Safari World, Bangkok, Thailand (Monotypic species) Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 20 sec 3.6 -
An adult, showing the bare skin under its wings, and an immature, both preening Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 23 sec 3.5 -
An immature feeding Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 23 sec 3.5 -
A foraging bird at the edge of a big pool. Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 1 July 2007 42 weeks ago 19 sec 3.3
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Adults with eggs. Garapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 21 January 2009 39 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile extracting food from adult. Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 8 December 2008 39 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile troubling adult possibly for food. Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 19 November 2008 39 weeks ago 4 -
A bird feeding. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 22 March 2007 39 weeks ago 3.7 -
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Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India
Ryan Brookes 23 February 2010 12 min ago ADDED TODAY! 3 -
A bird foraging Bhavani Sagar, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 3 February 2010 6 weeks ago 3
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