Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) - HBW 1, p. 494
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 Enlarge map
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A bird foraging on the grass, and a small group of three birds at the end Locality Centennial Lakes, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 5 August 2007 4 years ago 51 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird in non-breeding plumage feeding on the ground Locality Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 4 June 2005 5 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
A non-breeding plumaged adult walking on the grass and feeding Locality Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 4 June 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 4.5 -
A bird flying and then perched on top of a dead branch. Locality Corowa Sewage Ponds, Corowa, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 October 2009 2 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding in a swamp Locality Cairns, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 2 November 2003 5 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird standing, preening Locality World of Birds, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 15 August 1998 6 years ago 5 sec 3.1
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Straw-necked ibis.
Locality White Gum Valley, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 5 March 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Straw-necked ibis preening before flying off overnight roost.
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 4 December 2012 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
Straw-necked Ibis wandering along a road
Locality Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 19 July 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
Straw-necked ibis in flight
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 19 December 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
A beautiful bird that had just stopped foraging.
Locality Ash Island, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Bob Thompson 4 August 2007 4 years ago 4.1 -
Straw-necked Ibis foraging in a paddock
Locality Keppel Sands, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 13 August 2012 33 weeks ago 4
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