Threskiornis
Sign in to saveThreskiornis is a genus of ibises, wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. They occur in the warmer parts of the Old World in southern Asia, Australasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. They are colonial breeders, which build a stick nest in a tree or bush and lay two to four eggs. They occur in marshy wetlands and feed on various fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. In English, they are called sacred ibises. In Australia, urban dwelling ibises are known colloquially as "bin chickens".
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Threskiornis is a genus of birds within the family Threskiornithidae. The taxon was described by G.R. Gray in 1842 and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. While one source places it in the order Pelecaniformes, another lists it under Ciconiiformes. The genus is recognized as an accepted taxon.
Species in this genus inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Recorded occurrences have been documented in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa. These records are held by institutions including ANWC and NMV. The total number of occurrence records associated with this taxon is 2,258,112.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyThreskiornithidae
Threskiornis is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie ibissen en lepelaars (Threskiornithidae). Het geslacht komt voor in de warmere gebieden van de Oude Wereld.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 833
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- 3
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Collections
- ANWC, NMV
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa
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Threskiornis is a genus of ibises, wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. They occur in the warmer parts of the Old World in southern Asia, Australasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. They are colonial breeders, which build a stick nest in a tree or bush and lay two to four eggs. They occur in marshy wetlands and feed on various fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. In English, they are called sacred ibises. In Australia, urban dwelling ibises are known colloquially as "bin chickens".
==Description== Adult Threskiornis ibises are typically 75 cm long and have white body plumage. The bald head, neck and legs are black. The bill is thick and curved. Sexes are similar, but juveniles have whiter necks duller plumage. The straw-necked ibis differs from the other species in having dark upperparts, and is some times placed in the separate genus Carphibis (Jameson, 1835) as Carphibis spinicollis. A flightless species, the Reunion ibis, became extinct in the 18th century.
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