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  • Australian Ibis, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Australian Ibis, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Natasha Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Australian Ibis, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jamie Dreamsalot Ramsay, all rights reserved

  • Australian Ibis, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Natasha Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Australian Ibis, 5 of 6
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    (c) Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Duncan McCaskill, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Australian Ibis

Threskiornis molucca

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About

The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill and black legs. Its sister species is the sacred ibis.

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