Black-headed ibis

Black-headed ibis
Wild individual photographed at Tirunelveli, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Threskiornis
Species:
T. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Threskiornis melanocephalus
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Tantalus melanocephalus Latham, 1790

The black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the South and Southeast Asia from India to the west and as far east as Japan.[2][3] It is the only native ibis species in its range that has an overall white plumage with a black neck and head. The down-curved beak and legs are also black. Though often referred to as a wetland species, the black-headed ibis forages in a range of natural and man-made habitats.[4] This species of ibis nests only during the rainy season.

  1. ^ "Black-Headed Ibis". IUCN Red List. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Threskiornis melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697516A93618317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697516A93618317.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ Itoh, Shingi (1986). "Records of the Oriental Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus in Japan". Japanese Journal of Ornithology. 34 (4): 127–143. doi:10.3838/jjo1915.34.127.
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