Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) - HBW 1

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)

French: Ibis d'Australie German: Stachelibis Spanish: Ibis Tornasol

Taxonomy: Ibis spinicollis Jameson, 1835, Murray River, New South Wales.
Often placed in monospecific genus Carphibis. Said to have hybridized with T. aethiopicus, but no details given. Monotypic.

Distribution: Australia; also non breeding visitor to southern parts of New Guinea; occasional visitor to Tasmania and several islands of Bass Strait.

  • Least Concern
  •      No sound recordings available yet
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