Category:Threskiornithidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Threskiornithidae

Description

Ibises and Spoonbills. The family has a worldwide distribution. Several members of this group have a bill-tip organ.

Taxonomy

Threskiornithidae is a family in the order Pelecaniformes. It was formerly placed in the order Ciconiiformes.

Family Threskiornithidae view • edit
	Genus Eudocimus view • edit E. albus White Ibis E. ruber Scarlet Ibis
	Genus Plegadis view • edit P. falcinellus Glossy Ibis P. chihi White-faced Ibis P. ridgwayi Puna Ibis
	Genus Lophotibis view • edit L. cristata Madagascar Ibis
	Genus Cercibis view • edit C. oxycerca Sharp-tailed Ibis
	Genus Mesembrinibis view • edit M. cayennensis Green Ibis
	Genus Phimosus view • edit P. infuscatus Bare-faced Ibis
	Genus Theristicus view • edit T. caerulescens Plumbeous Ibis T. caudatus Buff-necked Ibis T. melanopis Black-faced Ibis T. branickii Andean Ibis
	Genus Threskiornis view • edit T. aethiopicus African Sacred Ibis T. bernieri Malagasy Sacred Ibis T. solitarius Reunion Ibis T. melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis T. molucca Australian Ibis T. spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis
	Genus Pseudibis view • edit P. papillosa Red-naped Ibis P. davisoni White-shouldered Ibis P. gigantea Giant Ibis
	Genus Geronticus view • edit G. eremita Northern Bald Ibis G. calvus Southern Bald Ibis
	Genus Nipponia view • edit N. nippon Crested Ibis
	Genus Bostrychia view • edit B. olivacea Olive Ibis B. bocagei Sao Tome Ibis B. rara Spot-breasted Ibis B. hagedash Hadada Ibis B. carunculata Wattled Ibis
	Genus Platalea view • edit P. leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill P. regia Royal Spoonbill P. alba African Spoonbill P. minor Black-faced Spoonbill P. flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill P. ajaja Roseate Spoonbill

References

1. Cunningham et al. (2010). Bill morphology or Ibises suggests a remote-tactile sensory system for prey detection. The Auk 127:308-316.