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Australian Storks, Ibises, Spoonbills



FAMILY : Ibises, Spoonbills

Royal Spoonbill
(Platalea regia)
Royal Spoonbill
The Royal Spoonbill is a large white water bird with black spoon-shaped bill Click to continue>
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
(Platalea flavipes)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is a large, white waterbird with a yellow face and spoon-shaped bill. The legs and feet are yellow. Breeding plumage has long wing plumes tipped with black and long breast feathers (hackles). The facial skin is edged with... Click to continue>
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Glossy Ibis
The Glossy Ibis is a small dark coloured ibis. The neck is dark reddish brown and the body is dark brown with a metallic sheen on the wings. The long curved bill is olive brown, and the legs and feet are brown. It has a white line around the eyes. Click to continue>
Australian White Ibis
(Threskiornis molucca)
Australian White Ibis
The Australian White Ibis is mostly white except for a bare black head. Click to continue>
Straw-necked Ibis
(Threskiornis spinicollis)
Straw-necked Ibis
The Straw-necked Ibis is a large water bird with a naked black head, long curved black bill and yellow throat plumes. Click to continue>

FAMILY : Storks

Jabiru
(Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Jabiru
The Jabiru, or Black-necked Stork, is the only stork found in Australia. It is a tall bird with a black and white body, dark green and purple neck and large black bill. The legs are long and coral-red in colour. The male has black eyes and the... Click to continue>




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