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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Storks (Ciconiiformes)
	Family:	Ibis & Spoonbill (Threskiornithidae)
	Species:	Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
	This Photo:	Nesting
	General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee & Adelaide Hills, and elsewhere A large white bird with featherless head, which is black. Under the wing is a bare skin patch that goes bright red in breeding season. Here we show the non-breeding colour.
	Copyright © 2011-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 26-Oct-2011
This species is classed as  VU (Vulnerable)  in the Murray Mallee, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)