Australian White Ibis: In Flight

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus ssp moluccus)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Storks (Ciconiiformes)

Family:

Ibis & Spoonbill (Threskiornithidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus ssp moluccus)

This Photo:

🔍In Flight🔎

Synonyms:

Threskiornis molucca or Threskiornis molucca ssp molucca

Thank you Reiner Richter & Tim (Twan3253) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly 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.

This species is classed as

VU (Vulnerable)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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